join the crowd
idiom
1
: to become part of a larger group : to do what most other people are doing
You can find a private hideaway or join the crowd at the beach.
2
informal
—used to say that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that others have had
If you don't understand the rules, join the crowd: no one else does either!
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The former President’s arrival was delayed almost ninety minutes, and a few locals came to join the crowd.
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Then, in February, Venus will join the crowd, marking the first time seven planets will align in the sky since this past April’s total solar eclipse, according to the Democrat and Chronicle’s Steve Howe.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
And neither team would be thrilled to join the crowd.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
Even as double-digit favorites, the Rebels don’t want to join the crowd of Southeastern Conference teams already with nonconference losses.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2023
But something compelled him to join the crowd of about 100 people walking to the Arizona State Capitol.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2023
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
Then, in February, Venus will join the crowd, marking the first time seven planets will align in the sky since this past April’s total solar eclipse, according to the Democrat and Chronicle’s Steve Howe.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
And neither team would be thrilled to join the crowd.
—Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2024
Even as double-digit favorites, the Rebels don’t want to join the crowd of Southeastern Conference teams already with nonconference losses.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2023
But something compelled him to join the crowd of about 100 people walking to the Arizona State Capitol.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2023
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