follow suit
To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
ADV
closely
The police car closely followed the suspect's vehicle through the city streets.
dutifully, obediently
The children dutifully followed their teacher through the museum all afternoon.
blindly
Many people blindly follow trends on social media without thinking critically about them.
on
The rest of the group will follow on once they finish their lunch.
VERB + FOLLOW
beckon (to) sb to
The teacher beckoned to the students to follow her down the hallway.
ADV
closely, quickly, shortly, swiftly
The waiter quickly followed with our desserts and coffee.
immediately
The team celebrated when their coach arrived immediately following the game.
ADV
not necessarily
Just because he studied hard does not necessarily follow that he passed the exam.
PREP
(on) from
Many health problems can follow on from eating too much junk food.
ADV
carefully
She carefully followed the recipe to make sure the cake would turn out perfectly.
dutifully, obediently
ADV
faithfully
She faithfully followed her grandmother's recipe for bread every Sunday morning.
blindly, slavishly
She refused to blindly follow every trend on social media that her friends embraced.
VERB + FOLLOW
be expected to, be likely to
The new regulations are expected to follow the government's announcement next month.
PHRASES
follow suit
When the first company introduced flexible working hours, many others decided to follow suit.
ADV
not quite
The instructions were confusing, and I didn't quite follow what the teacher was asking us to do.
VERB + FOLLOW
be easy to
be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to
The instructions in the manual were so confusing that they were impossible to follow.