Idiom
go with the flow
Meaning
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.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
simple
“I usually just go with the flow on weekends.”
contextual
“When plans change at the last minute, it is easier to just go with the flow.”
complex
“Rather than resisting the inevitable changes to the project, she decided to go with the flow and adapt to the new requirements.”
Origin
From the noun *flow*, used in the sense of the direction of movement.
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