to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it
b.
to do the same as someone else
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follow suit in British English
a.
to play a card of the same suit as the card played immediately before it
b.
to act in the same way as someone else
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follow suit in American English
1.
to play a card of the same suit as the card led
2.
to follow the example set
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follow suit
to do the same thing that someone else has just done
If Tim decided to have pancakes for breakfast, Pam would follow suit.
Examples of 'follow suit' in a sentence
follow suit
Why are not other councils following suit?
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Other opera houses are thinking of following suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It remains to be seen if other law firms follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It feels like only a matter of time before our new government follows suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Others will shortly be following suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now the programmes are following suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The chief medical officer said she had no plans to stop working and urged others to follow suit if they want to boost their life expectancy.
The Sun (2016)
Other lenders are following suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Other councils should follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There will be pressure on other trusts to follow suit,' he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We hope that other member unions will follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She should take note of other resignations and follow suit.
The Sun (2014)
Other counties are preparing to follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Other banks are likely to follow suit before the end of the year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He pondered whether he should follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But British banks are yet to follow suit.
The Sun (2012)
How do you play the following suit combinations, each with a powerful suit facing a void?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Other governments are following suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Most other banks followed suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is time Wales followed suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The new techniques enabled the Japanese carmaker to price its vehicles so competitively that much of the global car industry was forced to follow suit.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Kicking the can down the road is why Greece is sinking and why Italy may follow suit.
The Sun (2016)
It's time Scrooge oil firms followed suit.
The Sun (2014)
Synonyms of 'follow suit'
copy someone, emulate someone, accord with someone, take your cue from someone