following suit
Doing the same
Following suit is doing the same thing someone else has done, usually in response to their action: After the first company announced layoffs, competitors quickly followed suit.
The phrase comes from card games where players must play a card of the same suit as the one led.
The metaphor emphasizes imitation or conformity to an established pattern rather than independent action.
- playing cardsNumbered suited game pieces
- trump cardDecisive winning resource
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- stepFoot movement forward
- matchGame between opponents
domino effect · imitation · monkey see monkey do · chain reaction · mirroring · modeling · precedent-setting · conformity · spades · emulation · echo · hearts · herd mentality · card · groupthink · ripple effect · compliance · benchmarking
following suitbucking the trend
Opposing prevailing direction
rebelling · dissenting · nonconforming · doing one's own thing · diverging
following suitleading
Guiding or pacing type
blazing a trail · pioneering · initiating · going first · trailblazing
following suitinnovating
Creating original methods
thinking outside the box · reinventing the wheel · disrupting · changing the game
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