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following someone off a cliff

following someone off a cliff is the present participle and gerund 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 following someone off a cliff

What is following someone off a cliff the present participle and gerund of?
Following someone off a cliff is the present participle and gerund of follow someone off a cliff.

Words near following someone off a cliff in the dictionary

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

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