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follow suit
phrase
in a game of cards, to play a card of the same suit(= any of the four types of card in a set of playing cards, each having a different shape printed on it) as the card that has just been played:
You have to follow suit if you can, but if you can't, you can play a trump.
The suits had been played out in turn, and all the players had followed suit in most of the tricks.
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to do the same thing as someone else: 仿效
When one airline reduces its prices, the rest soon follow suit.一家航空公司降价，其余的会很快纷纷仿效。
If one company tries to gain the competitive edge with a new product, other companies tend to follow suit.
One chain started offering vegan options and the others quickly followed suit.
France led the way, hoping that other countries would swiftly follow suit.
It's thought that other states may soon follow suit.
See also
follow(GO) follow suit | American Dictionaryfollow suitidiom to do the same thing: When one airline reduces its ticket prices, the rest usually follow suit.
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