keeping up with the joneses, n.Definitions

Keeping up with the Joneses is never advisable. Rather, you should drag them down to your level.

Keeping up with the Joneses is never a good idea. It's cheaper to drag them down to your level.

Keeping up with the Joneses is a terrible social phenomenon. Thousands upon thousands are brought into a state of real poverty every year by their great anxiety not to be thought poor.