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go with the flow

Idioms  

  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

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Go with the flow a little bit more.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2020

Go with the flow, even when it becomes a trickle.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2019

"Go with the flow, and I'm gown'take care o'you," Howard promises.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2011

Go with the flow, even if you have to sit around in the lodge for a day or two.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the gist of the Soviet leader's advice to the Polish Communist Party chief last Tuesday apparently came down to this: Go with the flow.

From Time Magazine Archive

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