on the bandwagon, get



on the bandwagon, get

Also, climb or hop or jump on the bandwagon . Join a cause or movement, as in More and more people are getting on the bandwagon to denounce cigarette smoking. This expression alludes to a horse-drawn wagon carrying a brass band, used to accompany candidates on campaign tours in the second half of the 1800s. By about 1900 it was extended to supporting a campaign or other cause.
See also: get, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EnsioEN-see-oFinnish
LarkinLAHR-kinMedieval English
Unice-English (Rare)
RenÉrə-NE (French)French, German, Spanish, Slovak, Czech
Butcher['butʃə]
Lovise-Danish, Norwegian