follow the leader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of follow the leader
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Trevor Moore said it’s now a game of follow the leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024
Between the new aesthetic and revamped buttonless controls, Sennheiser is obviously playing follow the leader with Sony.
From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2022
"It’s a little bit of follow the leader," said Chuck Carlson, chief executive officer at Horizon Investment Services in Hammond, Indiana.
From Reuters • Mar. 10, 2022
I’m very skeptical of doing what is trendy and popular because then you are just playing follow the leader.
From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2020
They played follow the leader and ran up and down the bank and jumped in the cold brown water.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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