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follow someone off a cliff

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

Don't follow him off a cliff just because he is popular.

CONTEXTUAL

The team members blindly followed their manager off a cliff, ignoring the obvious financial risks of the new project.

COMPLEX

History is full of charismatic leaders who convinced their devoted followers to follow them off a cliff, leading entire nations toward inevitable ruin.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  2. 02

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  3. 03

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  4. 04

    bring someone to their knees

    To defeat and make submit to orders.

  5. 05

    call someone every name in the book

    To call someone many abusive names.

  6. 06

    call someone everything but a child of God

    To call someone many abusive names.

  7. 07

    catch someone napping

    To take advantage of someone's inattention.

  8. 08

    cry someone a river

    To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

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