follow suit en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
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(idiomatic) To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
The wise man built his words upon the rocks / But I'm not bound to follow suit
1984, “So. Central Rain”, in Reckoning, performed by R.E.M.: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.
1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98:If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do and follow suit.
But unless there is a Damascene conversion in the Treasury, the chances of the UK Government following suit currently look slim.
2022 May 4, Anthony Lambert, “A revolution in ticketing”, in RAIL, number 956, page 33: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.
2014 May 28, John McWhorter, “Saint Maya”, in The New Republic, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| follows suit | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| followed suit | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| followed suit | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| following suit | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (44)
hu színre színt rak/tesz (play a card of the same suit) · ru сходить в масть (play a card of the same suit) · pt imitar (follow an example) · sv bekänna färg (play a card of the same suit) · th ทำตาม (follow an example) · ru сыграть в масть (play a card of the same suit) · pl zagrać kartę tego samego koloru (play a card of the same suit) · cmn 隨之仿效 /随之仿效 (follow an example) · pl naśladować (follow an example) · cmn 跟牌 (play a card of the same suit) · th กระทำตาม (follow an example) · ja 先例に倣う (follow an example) · fr en prendre de la graine (follow an example) · fi noudattaa esimerkkiä (follow an example) · da følge trop (follow an example) · pl grać kartę tego samego koloru (play a card of the same suit) · es hacer lo mismo (follow an example) · es seguir el ejemplo de (follow an example) · cmn 學樣 /学样 (follow an example) · eo samemblemi (play a card of the same suit) · pt seguir o exemplo (de) (follow an example) · da bekende (play a card of the same suit) · ru подражать (follow an example) · pl iść za przykładem (follow an example) · da bekende kulør (play a card of the same suit) · hu ugyanúgy tesz (follow an example) · de bedienen (play a card of the same suit) · fi jäljitellä (follow an example) · it prendere esempio (follow an example) · fi matkia (follow an example) · de es jemandem gleichtun (follow an example) · fi seurata esimerkkiä (follow an example) · pt jogar uma carta do mesmo naipe (play a card of the same suit) · es continuar proporcionalmente (follow an example) · es arrastrar (play a card of the same suit) · hu ugyanazt teszi (follow an example) · hu követi a példáját (follow an example) · fi imitoida (follow an example) · pl pójść za przykładem (follow an example) · fr emboîter le pas (follow an example) · eo postlaŭi (follow an example) · fr fournir (play a card of the same suit) · eo kartumi samembleme (play a card of the same suit) · fi tunnustaa maata (play a card of the same suit)