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Wepro Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
What does the "suit" mean in this sentence ?
"The use of stamps for postage was first proposed in England in 1937,when Sir Rowland Hill published a pamphlet entitled"Post Office Reform " to put forth the ideas that post rates should not be based on the distance that a letter or package travels but should instead be based on the weight of the letter or package.
The ideas proposed by Hill went into effect in England almost immediately , and other countries soon followed suit. "
Thank everyone.
The ideas proposed by Hill went into effect in England almost immediately , and other countries soon followed suit. "
Thank everyone.
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followed suit - did the same thing/copied the idea
- followed suit - did the same thing/copied the idea
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The term comes from playing cards, where to "follow suit" means that you play a card of the same suit as the one played immediately before.
In the context above "follow suit" means that the other countries did the same as England did before them.
From Wiktionary:
follow suit:
(card games) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card
(idiomatic
In the context above "follow suit" means that the other countries did the same as England did before them.
From Wiktionary:
follow suit:
(card games) To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card
(idiomatic
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