Upper-Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #156 of 182

Idiom: Jump on the Bandwagon

to join a popular trend

Examples

  • Everyone jumped on the bandwagon.

Key rules

  • Jump on the bandwagon means join a popular trend or activity because it is fashionable
  • It is informal and often used with a sense of criticism
  • It uses "on" with "the bandwagon"
  • It is common in news and marketing

Common mistakes

  • Jump into the bandwagon โ†’ Jump on the bandwagon
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Use it when people follow a trend late for the sake of being fashionable.

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