follow the crowd

verb

Roget 82: conform to, conform to rule; accommodate oneself to, adapt oneself to; rub off corners.    be regular etc. adj.; move in a groove; follow observe the rules, go by the rules, bend to the rules, obey the rules, obey the precedents; comply with, tally with, chime in with, fall in with; be guided by, be regulated by; fall into a custom, fall into a usage; follow the fashion, follow the crowd, follow the multitude; pass muster, do as others do, hurler avec les loups [Fr.]; stand on ceremony; when in Rome do as the Romans do; go with the stream, go with the flow, swim with the stream, swim with the current, swim with the tide, blow with the wind; stick to the beaten track etc. (habit) 613; keep one in countenance.    exemplify, illustrate, cite, quote, quote precedent, quote authority, appeal to authority, put a case; produce an instance etc. n.; elucidate, explain.    ... show more

Roget 852: be fashionable etc. adj., be the rage etc. n.; have a run, pass current.    follow the fashion, conform to the fashion, fall in with the fashion, follow the trend, follow the crowd etc. n.; go with the stream etc. (conform) 82; savoir vivre [Fr.], savoir faire [Fr.]; keep up appearances, behave oneself.    set the fashion, bring in the fashion; give a tone to society, cut a figure in society; keep one's carriage.    ... show more

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