follow the crowd
To do what everyone else is doing. This phrase often has a negative connotation, suggesting that the speaker is not an independent thinker or is easily swayed. I'm worried that my daughter will just follow the crowd at the party and end up doing things that she doesn't really want to do. A: "How did you avoid peer pressure?" B: "I don't know, it was easy—I didn't follow the crowd in high school because I didn't think smoking and drinking were cool." I can't believe you got arrested! Why would you follow the crowd when they were doing something so stupid?
go with the crowd
To do what everyone else is doing. This phrase often has a negative connotation, suggesting that the speaker is not an independent thinker or is easily swayed. I'm worried that my daughter will just go with the crowd at the party and end up doing things that she doesn't really want to do. A: "How did you avoid peer pressure?" B: "I don't know, it was easy—I didn't go with the crowd in high school because I didn't think smoking and drinking were cool." I can't believe you got arrested! Why would you go with the crowd when they were doing something so stupid?
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follow the crowd
to do what everyone else is doing. I am an independent thinker. I could never just follow the crowd. When in doubt, I follow the crowd. At least I don't stand out like a fool.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
follow the crowd
Go along with the majority, do what most others are doing. For example, Make your own decision-don't just follow the crowd.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
follow/go with the ˈcrowd
(often disapproving) do as everyone else does because you have no ideas of your own: Dress in the way you like and try not to follow the crowd. OPPOSITE: lead the wayFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017