To keep up with the Joneses
This idiom means to try to have the same impressive possessions that other people have. It comes from the title of the comic strip created by Arthur R. Momand in 1913, "Keeping up with the Joneses". Throughout this comic, the McGinis were envious of their neighbours, the Joneses. By 1920, the expression began to be used in the sense it has nowadays.
Este modismo significa intentar tener los mismos bienes impresionantes que otras personas tienen. Proviene del título de una tira de historieta creada por Arthur R. Momand en 1913, "Keeping up with the Joneses". A lo largo de esta historieta, los McGinis estaban envidiosos de sus vecinos, los Joneses. Hacia 1920, la expresión comenzó a utilizarse en el sentido que tiene actualmente.
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