follow someone off a cliff en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To follow (a leader or a de facto leader) without question or thought, leading to potentially disastrous consequences.
You can’t just follow someone off a cliff, especially when they lead you into bad decisions.
He had a habit of blindly following the leader, almost like he would follow them off a cliff.
Don’t be the kind of person who would follow someone off a cliff, always think for yourself.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| follows someone off a cliff | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| followed someone off a cliff | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| followed someone off a cliff | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| following someone off a cliff | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
lemminglike · if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it
Translations (1)
cmn 盲從 /盲从 (mindlessly follow)