follow the leader
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noun
a child's game in which players, one behind the other, follow a leader and must repeat or follow everything he or she does.
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Origin of follow the leader
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby follow the leader
follow out, followship, follow shot, follow suit, follow the crowd, follow the leader, follow-through, follow-up, folly, Folsom, Folsom man
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