follow suit

Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

While state legislative redraws have not been approached with the same urgency as congressional maps, other states could follow suit.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Australia became the first country in the world to introduce a ban for under-16s last December and European countries are planning to follow suit.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Output has already contracted in Indonesia, and economists warn that manufacturing sectors elsewhere could follow suit once stockpiling tailwinds fade, even in countries benefiting from continued global demand for tech and AI exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The NYSE-based breadth oscillator is now on a sell signal, and the “stocks only” breadth oscillator could follow suit.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

His upper lip smiled, but Starnes's jawless chin couldn't follow suit.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green