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Keep Up With the Joneses

To live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors have

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  • In 1913, in New York City of America, a comic strip with the name “Keeping up with Joneses” became much popular in many newspapers of United States. The cartoon in that strip presented a newlywed man, and the theme was based on the life of the cartoonist. In those days the name “Jones” was quite common and popular in America. The title of the comic strip became much popular that meant to follow latest trends and fashion like what everybody around is following.
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The kids in the family insisted their dad to buy a new car, like their neighbors as they have to keep up with the Joneses.

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Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Keep Up With the Joneses':

keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.
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