# go with the wind

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/go-with-the-wind
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To follow the direction of the wind.

## Examples

- The leaves go with the wind across the park.
- The small boat had no engine, so it had to go with the wind to reach the shore.
- Without a clear plan or a compass to guide his journey, he chose to simply go with the wind and see where the currents took him.

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