keep up with the joneses

基本解释

While our fore-parents simply had just a year's window to keep up with the Joneses (or not) we have a bit more of a cushion in naming our children.
鉴于新家长们一般只有一年的时间赶这种时髦（或许没有），我们在给孩子取名方面还有相当的缓冲余地。
If other people are prosperous that is good; don’t feel miserable just because you cannot keep up with the Joneses.
别人过得很充实那是一件好事情，不要仅仅因为自己没有超过自己身边的人就感到痛苦不堪。
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Separate research found that owning the house of your dreams, the car you always longed for and having millions in the bank doesn’t stop that desire to keep up with the Joneses.
分开的研究发现，拥有理想中的房子，长期渴望的车和银行里存有几百万都不能停止你赶上你邻居的欲望。

Not to gain a competitive edge, but to simply keep up with the Joneses.
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