follow someone off a cliff

verb

To follow (a leader or a de facto leader) without question or thought, leading to potentially disastrous consequences.

“He had a habit of blindly following the leader, almost like he would follow them off a cliff.”

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Meanings

verbfollow someone off a cliff (third-person singular simple present follows someone off a cliff, present participle following someone off a cliff, simple past and past participle followed someone off a cliff)

present singular third person follows someone off a cliff · participle present following someone off a cliff · participle past followed someone off a cliff · past followed someone off a cliff

  1. idiomaticinformalTo follow (a leader or a de facto leader) without question or thought, leading to potentially disastrous consequences.

    He had a habit of blindly following the leader, almost like he would follow them off a cliff.

    2 more examples

    You can’t just follow someone off a cliff, especially when they lead you into bad decisions.

    Don’t be the kind of person who would follow someone off a cliff, always think for yourself.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 盲從 /盲从
  • 盲從 /盲从 (mángcóng)mindlessly follow
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