follow someone off a cliff: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • To follow a leader or influential person unquestioningly, imitating their actions or decisions and thereby risking serious or disastrous consequences.

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  • The investors blindly followed the CEO off a cliff, resulting in massive financial losses for everyone involved.

    Los inversores siguieron ciegamente al CEO hacia el desastre, lo que resultó en grandes pérdidas financieras para todos los involucrados.

  • Don't follow someone off a cliff just because they're popular; always think critically about their decisions.

    No sigas a alguien hacia el desastre solo porque sea popular; siempre piensa críticamente sobre sus decisiones.

  • Many employees followed their leader off a cliff when they implemented the risky new policy without question.

    Muchos empleados siguieron ciegamente a su líder cuando implementaron la nueva política arriesgada sin cuestionarla.

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  • To physically follow another person who goes over the edge of a cliff.

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  • He was so startled that he literally followed someone off a cliff, but thankfully he caught himself just in time.

    Estaba tan asustado que literalmente siguió a alguien por un acantilado, pero afortunadamente se sostuvo a tiempo.

  • The hikers carefully avoided following someone off a cliff by sticking to the marked trail.

    Los excursionistas evitaron cuidadosamente seguir a alguien por un acantilado manteniéndose en el sendero marcado.

  • We watched in horror as the goat followed someone off a cliff edge but managed to scramble back up.

    Vimos horrorizados cómo la cabra siguió a alguien por el borde de un acantilado, pero logró trepar de nuevo.

  • Did you see that climber nearly follow someone off a cliff during the storm?

    ¿Viste que ese escalador casi sigue a alguien por un acantilado durante la tormenta?