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- ▪ (in bridge, whist, and other card games) play a card of the suit led
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Follow suit is a phrase that means to play a card of the same suit as the card led, or to follow an example set. It can also mean to play a card of the same suit as the card led, or to follow an example set. See synonyms, etymology, and usage examples of follow suit in sentences.
Follow suit is an idiom that means to do the same thing as someone else, especially when they lower their prices or make a change. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and related expressions with Cambridge Dictionary.
Imitate or do as someone else has done, as in Bill decided to leave for the rest of the day, and Mary followed suit . This term comes from card games in which one must play a card from the same suit as the one led. [Mid-1800s]
follow suit. To do the same thing as others, especially by following their example. The phrase comes from card games, where there are four "suits" (diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs). The people in front of us began to file out of the auditorium, and we followed suit.
IPA guide. Other forms: followed suit; following suit; follows suit. Definitions of follow suit. verb. do what someone else is doing. see more.
2 days ago · follow suit in American English. 1. to play a card of the same suit as the card led. 2. to follow the example set. See full dictionary entry for suit. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
to do the same as someone else has just done: If other shops lower their prices, we will have to follow suit. (Definition of follow suit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of follow suit. in Spanish. hacer lo mismo (que otra persona), seguir el ejemplo (de otra persona)… See more. in Portuguese.
