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Definition

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

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In Context

  • "You can’t just follow someone off a cliff, especially when they lead you into bad decisions."
  • "He had a habit of blindly following the leader, almost like he would follow them off a cliff."
  • "Don’t be the kind of person who would follow someone off a cliff, always think for yourself."
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See Also

  • if someone told you to jump off a bridge, would you do it
  • lemminglike