| 单词 | follow the leader |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfollow the (also my) leader P5. follow the (also my) leader: a game in which each player must copy the actions or words of the person who has been chosen as leader. Frequently figurative with reference to a situation in which a person or group automatically or unthinkingly copies the actions of another. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > forfeit games follow the (also my) leader1776 Jack's alive1822 turn-trencher1838 snapping tongs1844 family coach1851 ken1890 1776 Middlesex Jrnl. & Evening Advertiser 16–18 July The Ministers of Music had played at ‘Follow the Leader’..from one room to another. 1814 Morning Chron. 1 Mar. What must those who have played at follow my leader..now think of the persons who set up as the fashioners..of their opinions. 1870 Nature 4 Aug. 286/2 This ‘follow my leader’ style will not do in this age. 1965 Observer 10 Oct. 7/2 The once popular ‘administered price’ theory, in which a giant like U.S. Steel moved first, and the rest automatically played follow my leader. 2001 Chicago Tribune 11 Nov. vii. 4/2 The last thing that was really innovative was the Wu-Tang Clan, and after that it was just follow the leader. 2017 @LiveWellAlabama 21 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 29 Aug. 2018) Play games, such as duck-duck-goose, hide and seek, follow the leader, or Simon says. < as lemmas |
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