tag along

Related to tag along: drag along

tag along

To accompany or closely follow someone or a group, perhaps when one is not part of the group or when one's presence is not wanted. I decided to tag along and see if they found anything interesting. Do you mind if my little brother tags along? My parents want him to get out of the house for a while.
See also: tag
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

tag along (after someone)

 and tag along (behind someone)
to follow along after someone; to go along with someone. The family dog tagged along after the children wherever they went. Can I tag along? Do you mind if I tag along behind you?
See also: tag
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

tag along

v.
To follow after; accompany: If you're going to the mall, do you mind if I tag along? My sister tagged along with me to the beach.
See also: tag
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • in contact
  • member
  • paid-up member (of something)
  • a card-carrying member (of something)
  • a paid-up member, etc.
  • card-carrying member
  • be in with (someone)
  • be/keep in with somebody
  • in with, be
  • make a hit with
References in periodicals archive
In short, we aim to answer two main questions, which constitute the main contributions of this paper: 1) How do exogenous and endogenous changes in a specific corporate governance device, called tag along rights, impact DCP over time in Brazil?; and, 2) Does the identity of the controlling shareholder matter for the level of DCP?
Several trillion bacteria tag along within the intestines of a typical person or other mammal.
Conveniently, she meets a boy about her age--but a more seasoned solo traveler-aboard the train and accepts his invitation to tag along with him as he visits his aunt in Tijuana.
We were going out to Caracas to do a demo at the new Aero Skatepark....or I guess they were going there to do a demo and I was there to tag along. I didn't know too much about Caracas except for it was the capital city of Venezuela.
Interestingly, some young hetero couples also tag along, feeling more at ease with hip same-sexers than with the seniors who frequent more mainstream sightseeing companies.
"Her Majesty's Government was basically forced to plead with Washington for us to be allowed to tag along. It was awful."
I wonder if Stephen will let me tag along when his marathon training starts up again...
Either Kevin Federline hasn't caught up with his wife-to-be's favourite pastime quite yet, or Britney is just like the Queen, with her man forced to tag along at the back.
I'm planning to tag along with a botany expedition to a Samoan island and am reading up on the place.
So help her find her own sense of style by letting her tag along with you next time you hit the mall.
In most of his movies, his female costars just tag along for the ride.
Try being more secretive about dates so he won't have the opportunity to tag along - and widen your circle of friends.
Keep in touch with your buds bye-mail or send em lotsa postcards that say, "Wish you were here." Better yet, try to convince the 'rents to let true-blue tag along for the family road trip.
And as extra back-up, he has even persuaded his wife Ann, 54, to tag along as navigator and co- driver.
Sutherland says that throughout the funding ordeal British scientists have urged ODP to expel them in order to show their governmenta that they can't tag along for free.