go with the flow

1. 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

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

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Wednesday never does anything because she goes with the flow.

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She says she will just "go with the flow and gradually explore what I really want to do".

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As locals will tell you, nature is in charge here, and when a sirocco hits, you have to go with the flow.

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In another track, “Sway,” she describes her determination to go with the flow like “a palm tree in the wind.”

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