JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON

If you jump on the bandwagon, you support a popular cause.

 (The literal meaning of “bandwagon” is a truck for carrying a band in a parade.)

 Examples of use:

 “With the new year in full swing, you may’ve noticed a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon of detox drinks, but do they really work?”

 “‘If more speculators jump on the bandwagon (because of the U.S. government shutdown), gold will pass the $1,300 level,’ Briesemann said.”

 “Travellers began flagging up badly behaved people refusing to move out of seats belonging to other people, and social media users jumped on the bandwagon sharing videos that they had seen of bad behaviour leading to nationwide shaming.”


 The current use of this phrase apparently originated in America in the late 19th century [1].


[1] Cresswell, Julia. “band” in The Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins. Oxford University Press, 2009.

Photo credit: Kate Antoniades