- lemming-like
- like lemmings or lemming-like
if a group of people do something like lemmings, they all do the same thing as someone else even though it may be stupid, harmful, or dangerous
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like lemmings — lemming like phrase if a group of people do something like lemmings, they all do the same thing as someone else even though it may be stupid, harmful, or dangerous Thesaurus: to copy someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: lemming … Useful english dictionary
like lemmings — or lemming like if a group of people do something like lemmings, they all do the same thing as someone else even though it may be stupid, harmful, or dangerous … English dictionary
Lemming — Taxobox name = Lemmings image width = 205px image caption = Lemmus lemmus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae subfamilia = Arvicolinae tribus = Lemmini* subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
Lemming Defense — Infobox chess opening openingname = Lemming Defense Chess diagram|= = rd| |bd|qd|kd|bd|nd|rd|= pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|pd|= nd| | | | | | | |= | | | | | | | |= | | | |pl| | | |= | | | | | | | |= pl|pl|pl|pl| |pl|pl|pl|= rl|nl|bl|ql|kl|bl|nl|rl|=|… … Wikipedia
lemming — [[t]le̱mɪŋ[/t]] lemmings 1) N COUNT A lemming is an animal that looks like a large rat with thick fur. Lemmings live in cold northern regions and sometimes travel in very large numbers. 2) N COUNT: usu pl (disapproval) If you say that a large… … English dictionary
lemming — UK [ˈlemɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms lemming : singular lemming plural lemmings a small animal similar to a mouse that travels in large groups and often follows other lemmings into dangerous situations • like lemmings … English dictionary
lemming — lem|ming [ˈlemıŋ] n [Date: 1700 1800; : Norwegia] a small animal that looks like a rat. Lemmings are known for following each other in large numbers and killing themselves by jumping off cliffs into the sea … Dictionary of contemporary English
lemming — noun (C) 1 a small rat like animal that is known for killing itself by following other lemmings and jumping into the sea in large numbers 2 someone who copies other people s actions and ideas without thinking about it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lemming — /ˈlɛmɪŋ / (say leming) noun any of various small, mouse like rodents of the genera Lemmus, Myopus, and Dicrostonyx, of far northern regions, as L. lemmus, of Norway, Sweden, and elsewhere, noted for its mass migrations in periods of population… …
Steppe Lemming — Taxobox name = Steppe Lemming fossil range = Late Pliocene to Recent status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image size = 240px image caption = Steppe Lemming, Lagurus lagurus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo =… … Wikipedia
