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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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Analysts expect those countries to lean on alternate routes, and for their neighbors to follow suit.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"I hope more children follow suit across the town, I think Lydia's grandad will be kept busy making them."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He predicts that Microsoft “will be a n early” adopter of Arista’s XPO and linear pluggable optics, or LPO, strategy deployments and that others could follow suit.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

They are concerned Manus’s moves would encourage other Chinese companies to follow suit and move out of China without Beijing’s vetting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Other people will soon follow suit, and a fad will be born and thrive for a while despite its baselessness.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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