mocking is catching

mocking is catching

If one engages in mockery, it encourages others to do the same. A: "As soon as he started making fun of me, the other kids joined in too!" B: "Oh dear, mocking is catching, isn't it?"
See also: catching, mock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a sometime thing
  • something thing, a
  • drive safely
  • make (a) nonsense of (something)
  • make nonsense of
  • make nonsense of something
  • life in the fast lane
  • the fast lane
  • fast lane
  • swinger