follow-my-leader
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the race has tended to become follow-my-leader, with drivers controlling their pace to make sure their tyres reach the ideal time to make a pit stop.
From BBC
“I’d have just played follow-my-leader after Jamie all the way to Paris if you hadn’t reminded me to turn.”
From Literature
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The whole matter of opinion is a game of 'follow-my-leader'; not one of you dares admire anything unless the critics say so.
From Project Gutenberg
He thought it fun to play follow-my-leader behind Clementina in their little lodgings, or to hide and startle her.
From Project Gutenberg
We were not near enough to see whether they touched the tops or cleared them; all we were sure of was that they did not hesitate for a second to face a jump nine feet high at the top of a sharp rise, and that all seven did it in follow-my-leader order with the most perfect ease and grace.
From Project Gutenberg
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