go with the flow en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Here, flow is used in the sense of "direction of movement."
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.
“Look, you know, I go with the flow based on what the campaign wants to do,” Priebus told NBC’s Meet the Press. “I think Kellyanne is doing a phenomenal job. I don’t know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.”
2016 August 28, Tom McCarthy, quoting Reince Priebus, “Reince Priebus on Trump campaign hires: ‘I go with the flow’”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went with the flow | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goes with the flow | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| going with the flow | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| gone with the flow | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
ride with the punches · take things as they come
Synonyms
float with the stream · blow with the wind
Translations (13)
pt deixar-se ir na onda (to act as others are acting) · sv följa med strömmen (to act as others are acting) · es ir / andar con la corriente (to act as others are acting) · ru плыть по тече́нию (to act as others are acting) · sh okrenuti se kako vjetar puše (to act as others are acting) · wa hoûler avou les leus et bawer avou les tchéns (to act as others are acting) · es contemporizar (to act as others are acting) · de mit dem Strom schwimmen (to act as others are acting) · cmn 隨波逐流 /随波逐流 (to act as others are acting) · el να πηγαίνεις με τα νερά τους (to act as others are acting) · fi mennä virran mukana (to act as others are acting) · fr faire comme tout le monde (to act as others are acting) · pl iść z nurtem (to act as others are acting)