go with the flow
To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I usually just go with the flow on weekends.”
“When plans change at the last minute, it is easier to just go with the flow.”
“Rather than resisting the inevitable changes to the project, she decided to go with the flow and adapt to the new requirements.”
From the noun *flow*, used in the sense of the direction of movement.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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come and go
To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.
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don't go there
Do not broach that topic.
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easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
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enough to go around
There is an adequate amount or supply of something for all of the people present or involved.
Last updated August 10, 2026