🗓️ Idiom: Jump on the bandwagon (v)
💬 Meaning
- Join others in doing something that is popular or successful.
- Start supporting a trend, idea, or movement because many others are doing it.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After seeing the success of eco-friendly products, many startups jumped on the bandwagon and launched their own green brands.
- Investors jumped on the bandwagon when the new fintech app went viral.
- She wasn’t originally interested in co-working spaces, but she jumped on the bandwagon once she saw everyone else doing it.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from 19th-century American politics. Bands would perform on wagons during parades, and politicians would jump on these wagons to gain attention and popularity. The phrase now means joining something just because it’s fashionable or trending.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After the new productivity tool gained popularity, dozens of startups __________.
Answer
jumped on the bandwagon
2. Choose the correct meaning of “jump on the bandwagon”:
A) Start a new trend
B) Join something because it’s popular
C) Avoid following the crowd
Answer
B) Join something because it’s popular
3. Change the sentence using “jump on the bandwagon”:
“Many entrepreneurs began copying the new business model when they saw it become successful.”
Answer
Many entrepreneurs jumped on the bandwagon when they saw the new business model become successful.
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