keeping up with the joneses
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"Keeping up with the Joneses" is an idiom in many parts of the English-speaking world referring to the comparison of oneself to one's neighbor, where the neighbor serves as a benchmark for social class or the accumulation of material goods.
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an Australian reality television series that follows the life of a family on a cattle station—Coolibah Station—600 km south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory.
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"Keeping up with the Joneses" is an English idiom for trying to match the lifestyle of one's neighbors.
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