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
Caius-Ancient Roman
FÁBio-Portuguese
Yoshikoyo-shee-ko, yosh-koJapanese
Putri-Indonesian
Mcleod[mək'laʊd]
Shahnaz-Persian, Arabic, Urdu