keep up with the Joneses (keep up with the Joneses)

Idiom Emotion

含义

to try to match your neighbors or peers in wealth or possessions

试图在财富或财产上与邻居或同龄人匹敌 (shìtú zài cáifù huò cáichǎn shàng yǔ línjū huò tónglíngrén pǐdí)

例句

"Many people go into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses."

"许多人为了keep up with the Joneses而陷入债务。" (xǔduō rén wèile keep up with the Joneses ér xiànrù zhàiwù)