IdiomAnimals
English
Englishfollow the herd
Meaning: To do what everyone else does without thinking.
Example: “Don't just follow the herd; choose a career you actually like.”
Origin: Like cattle or sheep that move together. The "herd instinct" was a term of late 19th-century psychology; the phrase is common from the 20th century.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Les moutons de Panurge Literally: Panurge's sheep
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