follow the crowd

phrase

variants or go with the crowd
: to do whatever most other people are doing
He was never one to follow the crowd, so we weren't surprised when he dropped out of college to start his own business.

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“Follow the crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20the%20crowd. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.

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