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Idiom CLIMB/JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON
Definition to join the crowd in following a popular position, cause, activity, or fashion
Examples
  1. Susan was never one to follow the trends of the times just because everyone else did. You couldn’t accuse her of climbing on the bandwagon.
  2. The senator was a supporter of medical care for everyone in the country long before it became a popular cause. Now, however, everyone is jumping on the bandwagon.
Extra Info

The expression is often uncomplimentary. A person who is described as climbing on the bandwagon has not joined the crowd out of commitment, but out of peer pressure.

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