follow suit

Idioms

Imitate or do as someone else has done, as in Bill decided to leave for the rest of the day, and Mary followed suit. This term comes from card games in which one must play a card from the same suit as the one led. [Mid-1800s]

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follow suit

They were the first AI labs to announce their scores, but others from around the world may follow suit in the coming days.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The murder rate usually rises and falls alongside other crimes, so through the 2010s, with property crime and overall youth offending dropping, criminologists expected the murder trend to follow suit.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Once private-equity owners get the AP1000 ball rolling and show proof of concept, the rest of the utility industry should eventually follow suit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the months after the introduction of Australia's social media ban, a number of other countries have indicated that they will follow suit, including the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

The recruit starts to rave again and two others follow suit.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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