Meaning of follow suit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
2. To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch⟳ what others do and follow⟳ suit⟳.”

“After World War II it took time to clear up the arrears of track maintenance on both lines and it was not until 1953 that the L.M.R. restored any two-hour schedules, the W.R. following suit⟳ a year later.”

“The wise man built his words upon the rocks / But I'm not bound to follow⟳ suit⟳”

“I had a natural African American impulse to let⟳ this worldlywise middle-aged black woman's maternalism wash⟳ over me. And as a post-civil rights African American, I assumed that it was a white audience's job to follow⟳ suit⟳.”

“But unless there is a Damascene conversion in the Treasury, the chances of the UK Government following suit⟳ currently look⟳ slim.”

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