follow suit | Idiomator

Meaning: (card games)To play acardof the samesuitas the previous orleadingcard.; (idiomatic)Tofollowanexample; toimitateor copy the actions of another.If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do andfollow suit.1960February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, inTrains Illustrated, page98: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 suita year later.1984, “So. Central Rain”, inReckoning, performed byR.E.M.:The wise man built his words upon the rocks / But I'm not bound tofollow suit2014May 28,John McWhorter, “Saint Maya”, inThe New Republic‎[1],→ISSN: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 tofollow suit.2022May 4, Anthony Lambert, “A revolution in ticketing”, inRAIL, number956, page33:But unless there is a Damascene conversion in the Treasury, the chances of the UK Governmentfollowing suitcurrently look slim.

Examples:

EN: When the cloak falls the duke must also follow suit
ES: Si la capa se cae, también debe ser el duque
EN: But on the day of the battle you'll see me in the saddle, and I hope my generals will follow suit.
ES: Pero el día de la batalla me verán a caballo y entonces espero que mis generales sigan mi ejemplo.
EN: - Yes, darling. He says the Queen will install telephones in the palace, then the whole world will follow suit.
ES: Si me compra teléfonos, toda la gente hará lo mismo.
EN: Then maybe the others will follow suit.
ES: Quizá los demás me imiten.
EN: The rest of the country will follow suit.
ES: Mañana, toda la región.
EN: - Can you follow suit?
ES: - ¿Tiene el palo?
EN: The doctor will follow suit.
ES: El médico vendrá enseguida.
EN: I'm sure we'll follow suit eventually.
ES: Seguro que habrá un juicio al final.
EN: We needn't follow suit
ES: No estamos obligados a hacer igual.
EN: If you plan to invade a strange world, they might follow suit and invade us.
ES: ¡Si usted invade un mundo extraño ellos podrían invadirnos!
EN: And do we ignorant critters have to follow suit?
ES: ¿Y nosotros bichos ignorantes debemos seguirlo?
EN: Lu Tong and Lu Da of Chaoyang Sword Clan, Cut off your right arm and come here to claim your father Lu Long within 15 days. Or your father will be killed, ...and you two will follow suit.
ES: Lu Tong y Lu Da del Clan Chaoyang, cortaos vuestro brazo derecho y venid a reclamar a vuestro padre Lu Long antes de 15 días, o vuestro padre morirá... y vosotros dos seguiréis su ejemplo.
EN: You put in, they'll follow suit.
ES: Si tú pones, ellos lo harán.
EN: And it remains only for the United States to follow suit at 8:00 on their time from Beirut comes the report that Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization has denied any knowledge or involvement in the kidnapping.
ES: Sólo queda que Estados Unidos haga lo mismo a las 8:00 en su horario Desde Beirut llega la noticia de que Yasser Arafat, el líder de la Organización para la Liberación de Palestina, ha negado cualquier conocimiento o participación en el secuestro.
EN: When he starts to shoot, the others follow suit.
ES: Cuando él dispare, los otros le seguirán.

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