follow the crowd

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.
See also: crowd, follow
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: crowd, follow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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.
See also: crowd, follow
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

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 way
See also: crowd, follow, go
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • follow/go with the crowd
  • go with the crowd
  • be waiting for the other shoe to drop
  • be holding (one's) breath
  • be holding your breath
  • fudge the issue
  • be at (one's) beck and call
  • be at someone's beck and call
  • center of attention
  • the center of attention
References in periodicals archive
Park your car in the Mansheya parking lot across the street; then follow the crowd towards the market.
These agents are representative computer characters, each assigned a set of tendencies and behaviors, such as how fast they can move, whether they will follow the crowd or not, and even whether they are averse to narrow hallways.
It must not follow the crowd toward rampant use of technology, but use it in new and innovative ways to support its core principles.
Earthlyn Manuel is not one to follow the crowd, let alone march up the altar just because the rest of the city is doing just that.
Do you feel pressure to follow the crowd? Recent reports show that peer pressure plays a role in driving teens' behaviors--from smoking to studying for a test.
Music is a huge part of teenagers' lives, and they mostly follow the crowd without any discriminating distinctions (ditto for movies).
She would say to me at least monthly, `Don't follow the crowd; stand up for yourself, find your own way.'" After a decade in ballet class, followed by a thorough grounding in modern dance at the University of Maryland, Lerman did, looking to artists such as Marcel Duchamp, the French Cubist-Dadaist painter of Nude Descending a Staircase fame, whom she calls one of her patron saints.
As you'll read, there are fewer cut-and-dried style categories these days, which reflects consumers' desire to be different and make their homes a canvas to express their personality, not their ability to follow the crowd.
"The un-exploited marketing opportunity identified by the analysis is for an authentic, great tasting American beer for consumers who don't need to follow the crowd," said Tom Dougherty, editor of the stealingshare.com publication, The Brand Thief.
Opportunist -- Exploit issues for personal gain, follow the crowd but get in front, unsacrificing.
"I don't know where I am meant to be going but I shall just follow the crowd," she said.
And then you simply give in to the prevailing views and follow the crowd.
Generally, my advice is "Don't follow the crowd." By the time you do, the original advantage may be compromised.
Never one blithely follow the crowd, Paprin sold off his real estate holdings, pursuing interests in the laundry machine vending field while patiently waiting before deciding it was time to return to the real estate industry.
"With style, power and substance on offer, the New Ford Aspire is tailor-made for customers who don't follow the crowd and celebrated for the choices they make in life," Ford said in a statement.