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follow the leader

American

[fol-oh thuh lee-der] / ˈfɒl oʊ ðə ˈli dər /

noun

a child's game in which players, one behind the other, follow a leader and must repeat or follow everything that leader does.

Etymology

Origin of follow the leader

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Trevor Moore said it’s now a game of follow the leader.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

TV manufacturing has long been a game of follow the leader, and there are hundreds of budget options that provide much of what the higher-end brands do.

From The Verge • Jun. 3, 2022

"It’s a little bit of follow the leader," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana.

From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2022

Unfortunately, physics like other academic fields usually doesn’t give much support to those who don’t want to play follow the leader.

From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2020

You were supposed to follow the leader, who in my case was Pet Number Three.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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