Synonyms

go with the flow

Idioms

Also, go with the tide. Move along with the prevailing forces, accept the prevailing trend, as in Rather than striking out in new directions, I tend to go with the flow, or Pat isn't particularly original; she just goes with the tide. The flow in the first and more colloquial term, which dates from the late 1900s, alludes to the ebb and flow of tides and probably gained currency because of its appealing rhyme.

Example Sentences

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“He told me to go out there and have fun and just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens.”

From Los Angeles Times

"And he's an even better person. He told me to go out there, have fun, go with the flow."

From BBC

Yet there’s equal incentive to surrender, to go with the flow.

From The Wall Street Journal

I feel like I’m going with the flow, stopping and taking pictures and having a good time.

From Los Angeles Times

Wednesday never does anything because she goes with the flow.

From Los Angeles Times

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