follow suit

phrase

1

: to play a card of the same suit as the card led

2

: to follow an example set

When one airline lowers its fares, the others usually follow suit.

Examples of follow suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All the Spain players move towards goal and Austria follow suit, but Baena arrows a straight pass that Mikel Oyarzabal, the only player to step backwards, heads wide. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026

School funding has increased sharply since the turn of the century, but test scores have not followed suit. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Apple raised prices of Macs and iPads, and others are expected to follow suit. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

As the piano arches into a sparkling glissando, a harp follows suit, carving out space for a light, airy synthesizer drone to materialize. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Rhymes for follow suit

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute