Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.
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Joneses — /john ziz/, n.pl. one s neighbors, friends, business associates, etc.: Keeping up with the Joneses has put him in debt. [1925 30] * * * Joneses [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] [ˈdʒoʊnzɪz] noun plural Idiom: ↑keep up with the Joneses … Useful english dictionary
Joneses — /john ziz/, n.pl. one s neighbors, friends, business associates, etc.: Keeping up with the Joneses has put him in debt. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
Joneses — Jones|es [ˈdʒəunzız US ˈdʒoun ] n →keep up with the Joneses at keep up(4) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Joneses — Jone|ses [ dʒounzəz ] noun keep up with the Joneses INFORMAL to try to be as rich, successful, etc. as your neighbors … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Joneses — plural noun (in phr. keep up with the Joneses) strive not be outdone by one s neighbours. Origin C19: from the surname Jones … English new terms dictionary
Joneses — noun see keep up with the Joneses keep 1 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Joneses — UK [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] / US [ˈdʒoʊnzəz] noun keep up with the Joneses … English dictionary
Joneses — [ˈdʒəʊnzɪz] noun keep up with the Joneses informal to try to be as rich, successful etc as your neighbours[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Joneses — Jones•es [[t]ˈdʒoʊn zɪz[/t]] n. pl. keep up with the Joneses Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
Joneses — keeping up with the. Not Jones’ or Jones’s or other common variants … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
