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Keeping up with the Joneses
"Keeping up with the Joneses" is a popular catchphrase in many parts of the English-speaking world. It refers to the desire to be seen as good as one's neighbours or contemporaries using the comparative benchmarks of social caste or the accumulation of material goods.
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