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keep up with the Joneses [ˈdʒounziz]
to have everything one's neighbours have
Example: She didn't need a new cooker — she just bought one to keep up with the Joneses.
Arabic: يَكون لَديه ما لَدى غيرِه، يكون في نَفس المُسْتَوى
Chinese (Simplified): 不落后于
Chinese (Traditional): 不落后于
Czech: vyrovnat se sousedům
Danish: ikke ville stå tilbage for naboerne
Dutch: niet voor de buren onderdoen
Estonian: (naabritega) sammu pidama
Finnish: olla mukana elintasokilvassa
French: faire concurrence aux voisins
German: es den Nachbarn gleichtun
Greek: δεν υστερώ (οικονομικά) σε σχέση με τους άλλους, έχω ό,τ
Hungarian: nem akar lemaradni
Icelandic: dragast ekki aftur úr nágrönnunum
Indonesian: mengikuti tetangga
Italian: (non voler essere da meno dei vicini di casa)
Japanese: 隣人と張り合う
Korean: (뒤지지 않으려고) 남이 하는 것을 모두 따라하다
Latvian: nedzīvot sliktāk par kaimiņiem
Lithuanian: nenusileisti kitiems, neatsilikti nuo kitų
Norwegian: være på høyde med naboen
Polish: dorównać innym
Portuguese (Brazil): não ficar para trás dos outros
Portuguese (Portugal): não ser ultrapassado
Romanian: a ţine pasul cu vecinii
Russian: быть не хуже других
Slovak: vyrovnať sa susedom
Slovenian: ne zaostajati za sosedi
Spanish: no ser menos que los demás
Swedish: hålla vakt (utkik)
Turkish: aşık atmak, aşağı kalmamak
See also: keeper, keeping, keepsake, keep-fit, for keeps, in keeping with, keep, keep (something) to oneself, keep away, keep back, keep down, keep from, keep going, keep hold of, keep house (for), keep in, keep in mind, keep it up, keep off, keep on, keep one's distance, keep one's end up, keep oneself to oneself, keep out, keep out of, keep time, keep to, keep up, keep watch, "keep up with the Joneses" in any language

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