mit der Herde laufen
to follow the herd
Türkçe: sürüye uymak
In a sentence
Der Schüler läuft immer mit der Herde, ohne eigene Meinung.
How it is used
Figuratively means 'to follow the herd,' i.e., conform without thinking. Neutral to slightly negative register. Use when criticizing groupthink in a meeting. Common mistake: using literally for animals.
Other verbs that go with Herde
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on laufen
- Amok laufento run amok
- jdm. in die Arme laufento run into someone's arms
- Gefahr laufento run the risk of
- auf Grund laufen (Seefahrt)to run aground
- auf Hochtouren laufento be running at full speed
- ins (offene) Messer laufento walk into a trap
- aus dem Ruder laufento get out of hand / out of control
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