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followed someone off a cliff

followed someone off a cliff is the simple past and past participle of follow someone off a cliff.

Meaning of follow someone off a cliff

Verb

follow someone off a cliff (third-person singular simple present follows someone off a cliff, present participle following someone off a cliff, simple past and past participle followed someone off a cliff)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To follow (a leader or a de facto leader) without question or thought, leading to potentially disastrous consequences.
    • You can’t just follow someone off a cliff, especially when they lead you into bad decisions.

Questions about followed someone off a cliff

What is followed someone off a cliff the simple past and past participle of?
Followed someone off a cliff is the simple past and past participle of follow someone off a cliff.

Words near followed someone off a cliff in the dictionary

  1. followed by
  2. followed in someone's footsteps
  3. followed on
  4. followed one's heart
  5. followed one's nose
  6. followed someone off a cliff
  7. followed someone to the ends of the earth
  8. followed someone to the ends of the world
  9. followed suit
  10. followed the crowd
  11. followed the leader

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