كيف تنطق "keep up with the joneses"

expression

KEEP-uhp-with-thuh-JOHN-ziz

KEEP-up-with-thuh-JOHN-ziz

التعريف

To try to have the same things, lifestyle, or status as people around you, especially your neighbors, even if it's difficult or unnecessary.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkip/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdʒoʊnzɪz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈiːp/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈdʒəʊnzɪz

أمريكي

KEEP-uhp-with-thuh-JOHN-ziz

بريطاني

KEEP-up-with-thuh-JOHN-ziz

Some people buy new cars just to keep up with the joneses.

It's not healthy to always keep up with the joneses.

We don't need to keep up with the joneses to be happy.

After seeing their neighbors' new kitchen, they felt pressured to keep up with the joneses.