follow suit
Do the same
Follow suit means to do the same thing someone else has done.
The phrase comes from card games where players must play a card of the same suit as the one led.
In general use, it describes imitation or conformity: When one company raised prices, competitors followed suit.
She ordered dessert and I followed suit.
imitate
Reproduce another's behavior
comply · conform · fall in line · join in · go along · match · take the lead · bandwagon · trend · precedent
trump
Suit outranking all others
spades · diamonds · clubs · bridge · whist · euchre · hand · deal · deck · bidding
- bridge playsfinesse, ruff, trump, discard, endplay
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- clothing idiomsfit like a glove, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, wear the pants, caught with pants down
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, fit in
follow suitgo against the grain
Oppose prevailing tendencies
buck the trend · deviate · do one's own thing · break ranks · go one's own way
follow suitlead the way
Guide others forward
blaze a trail · take the lead · set the pace · pioneer · initiate
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