"kept up with the Joneses" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of keep up with the Joneses Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: keep up with the Joneses
    Sense id: en-kept_up_with_the_Joneses-en-verb-aa61-Uvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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