keep up with the Joneses (idiom)
/kip ʌp wɪθ ðə ˈdʒoʊnzəz/

đua đòi cho bằng người ta

to try to own all the same things as people you know in order to seem as good as them

turn a lot of heads (idiom)
/tərn ə lɑt əv hɛdz/

thu hút ánh nhìn

get a lot of attention; make people look

blue collar (noun phrase)
/blu ˈkɑlər/

công nhân

the people have jobs that do not make a lot of money

neighborhood (n)
/ˈneɪ·bərˌhʊd/

khu phố

a district or an area of a town; the people who live there

brand new (adj)
/brænd nu/

hoàn toàn mới, mới toanh

completely new, especially not yet used

pop (n)
/pɑp/

nước sôđa

a drink like soda

affluent (adj)
/ˈæfluənt/

giàu có, thịnh vượng

having a lot of money or possessions; rich

old clunker (noun phrase)
/oʊld ˈklʌŋkər/

xe cà tàng, xe đồng nát

old cars that have a lot of problems and look bad

designer clothes (noun phrase)
/dɪˈzaɪnər kloʊz/

đồ hiệu đắt tiền

expensive clothes

pretty obvious (adjphrase)
/ˈprɪt̮i ˈɑbviəs/

thực sự dễ hiểu

really easy to understand

ridicule (v)
/ˈrɪdəˌkjul/

trêu chọc

to make someone or something look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way