To jump on the bandwagon
Meaning: To join something only once it becomes popular.
Language: English
Literally: To jump on the bandwagon
Category: Daily Life
Origin: From 19th-century American politics, where supporters climbed aboard a campaign's music wagon to show support.
More idioms — Daily Life
- Sein blaues Wunder erleben — To get an unpleasant surprise.
- Fare il portoghese — To sneak in without paying.
- Rimanere in mutande — To be left penniless.
- Onde Judas perdeu as botas — In the middle of nowhere; the back of beyond.
- 七転び八起き — To keep getting up no matter how often you fall.
- 入乡随俗 — When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
More English idioms
- To bury your head in the sand — To refuse to face an obvious danger.
- To bite off more than you can chew — To take on more than you can handle.
- Caught between a rock and a hard place — Stuck between two equally bad options.
- To show your true colours — To reveal your real character at last.
- To take with a pinch of salt — To regard a claim with healthy scepticism.
- To let off steam — To release pent-up emotion or stress.
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