Posted by englishlessons on August 22, 2016
Definition:
behave as someone else has behaved
Examples:
The English instructor started having quizzes every Friday, and the math instructor followed suit.
That company offered a discount, and other companies followed suit and offered discounts of their own.
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Posted by englishlessons on August 15, 2016
Definition:
become more or less successful
Examples:
That company has gained ground in the marketplace with their new product releases.
We did not invest in research and development, so we are losing ground to our competitors.
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