follow the crowd
Do like others
To follow the crowd is to do what most others are doing, conforming to popular opinion or behavior rather than thinking independently: Don't just follow the crowd—make your own decision.
The phrase usually carries a mildly negative connotation, suggesting passivity or lack of originality.
- go with the flowAccept situations without resistance
- fall in withJoin by chance
- toe the lineAdhere to standards
- go along to get alongConform to preserve relationships
- bandwagon effectAdopting trends through imitation
jump on the bandwagon · pack behavior · run with the pack · conformity · herd mentality · mob mentality · lemming · echo chamber · groupthink · keep up with the Joneses · conventionalism · influence · peer pressure · safety in numbers · imitation · mass culture · compliance · herd
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, fit in
follow the crowdthink for oneself
Reason without external direction
march to one's own drum · go one's own way · do one's own thing · self-directed · autonomous
follow the crowdlead the way
Guide others forward
blaze a trail · take the lead · trailblaze · pioneer · spearhead
follow the crowdgo against the grain
Oppose prevailing tendencies
buck the trend · stand out from the crowd · break the mold · rebel · dissent
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