follow suit
The phrase "follow suit" originates from card games and has been adopted into everyday language to mean imitating someone else's actions.
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Definition
B2General
(idiomatic)To do the same thing as someone else, often by imitating their actions or example.
Example
- When one company adopts a new policy, others often follow suit.
- Seeing her friends volunteer, she decided to follow suit and offer her help.
B2Card Games
(technical)To play a card of the same suit as the card previously played.
Example
- In bridge, players must follow suit if they can.
- He had no choice but to follow suit with a heart.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "follow suit":
fall in withtake afterfall in linego alongplay alongkeep pacecome alongmake likebe likefollow onfollow through