keep up with the joneses

/K IY1 P AH0 P W IH0 DH AH0 JH OW0 N Z IH0 Z/
verb
  1. 1

    (idiomatic) To act or make purchases for status or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends, neighbors, or society.

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