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

But if L3Harris’s missile IPO goes well, investors can be sure that other companies will consider following suit.

From Barron's

The rest of the bench followed suit from there.

From Los Angeles Times

It remains to be seen whether the break with European convention by the continent's most-visited country will spur other cultural destinations to follow suit.

From Barron's

Still, it also opens the door for other big-name LIV players to follow suit.

From The Wall Street Journal

On 28 December, traders selling imported electronic goods in Tehran were jolted by the sudden currency collapse; they shuttered their shops, went on strike, and urged others in the bazaar to follow suit.

From BBC