try to be the same as your neighbors He always worries about keeping up with the Joneses and is always frustrated.
jone
to taunt or to make fun
Jones
a craving for something; it is said to come from Jones Alley in Manhattan where junkies used to live. E.g.: baseball Jones: needing baseball love Jones: a dire craving for someone jonesing for some MJ: wanting some marijuana:"I got a love Jones for your body and skin tone" -- Method Man & Mary J. Blidge (You are all I need [1994])
go to Davy Jones's locker
Idiom(s): go to Davy Jones's locker
Theme: DEPTH
to go to the bottom of the sea. (Thought of as a nautical expression.) • My camera fell overboard and went to Davy Jones's locker. • My uncle was a sailor. He went to Davy Jones's locker during a terrible storm.
Davy Jones's locker
Idiom(s): Davy Jones's locker
Theme: SEA
the bottom of the sea, especially when it is a grave. (From the seamen's name for the evil spirit of the sea.) • They were going to sail around the world, but ended up in Davy Jones's locker. • Most of the gold from that trading ship is in Davy Jones's locker.
Davey Jones' locker
Davey Jones' locker is the bottom of the sea or resting place of drowned sailors.('Davy Jones' locker' is an alternative spelling.)
keep up with the Joneses|Joneses|keep
v. phr. To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself.
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