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Followed suit

Posted by James Briggs on August 17, 2001

In Reply to: Followed suit posted by Franny on August 17, 2001

: Wondering about the origin of this phrase. It sounds to me as if it referred to playing a card game, but apparently it goes way back in history.

So does playing cards - many, many centuries in various forms. This must surely be the origin

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