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get on the bandwagon

See: JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[jump on the bandwagon] or [get on the bandwagon] {v. phr.}, {informal} To join a popular cause or movement. * /At the last possible moment, the senator jumped on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the bandwagon

[on the bandwagon] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into the newest popular group or activity; in or into something you join just because many others are joining it. - Often […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bandwagon] See: [JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[climb on the bandwagon] See: [ON THE BANDWAGON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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