follow suit

follow suit
a) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card

If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do and follow suit.


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  • follow suit — {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. * /When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit./ 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone s example. * /When the others went swimming, I followed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • follow suit — {v. phr.} 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. * /When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit./ 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone s example. * /When the others went swimming, I followed… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • follow suit — ► to do the same as someone else: »We expect that fund managers will take a lead by coming out in favour of one of the banks, at which point undecided investors will follow suit. Main Entry: ↑follow …   Financial and business terms

  • follow suit — ► follow suit 1) conform to another s actions. 2) (in bridge, whist, and other card games) play a card of the suit led. Main Entry: ↑follow …   English terms dictionary

  • follow suit — index copy, mock (imitate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • follow\ suit — v. phr. 1. To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down. When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit. 2. To do as someone else has done; follow someone s example. When the others went swimming, I followed suit …   Словарь американских идиом

  • follow suit —    If you follow suit, you do the same as another person has just done.     The first robber held up his hands, then the other two followed suit …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • follow suit — to do the same as someone else has just done. If other companies lower their prices, we shall have to follow suit …   New idioms dictionary

  • follow suit — follow the example of another …   English contemporary dictionary

  • follow suit — phrasal 1. to play a card of the same suit as the card led 2. to follow an example set …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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