jump on the bandwagon

Etymology
US 1899. A bandwagon carried the musicians at the head of a parade or at a political rally, beckoning others to follow. When used to refer to politics, jumping on the bandwagon suggests following the crowd for the excitement of the event rather than any firm conviction in its direction or truthfulness. The phrase is first attested in a letter by in 1899:
 * When I once became sure of one majority they rumbled over each other to get aboard the band wagon.

Verb

 * 1)  To profit from a craze; to join a trend.

Translations

 * Danish:, springe på, (med) på vognen
 * Finnish: hypätä kyytiin
 * French: ,
 * German: auf den Zug aufspringen
 * Irish: dul faoi uisce an cheatha
 * Italian: saltare sul carro dei vincitori
 * Norwegian: kaste seg på lasset
 * Portuguese: entrar na onda
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: subirse al carro
 * Swedish: hoppa på tåget