| 单词 | to go with the flow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto go with the flow colloquial. to go with the flow: to let things take their course; to accept circumstances or events with a relaxed or easy-going attitude; to acquiesce willingly to prevailing opinion.In quot. 1916 part of an extended metaphor. ΚΠ 1916 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 22 Mar. 2/2 Her scheme of religion has gone.. She swims with a brave stroke up stream. She refused to go with the flow, she declares, and accepts the consequences. 1956 W. Macken Green Hills 74 He wasn't questioning his behaviour any more. He just went with the flow. 1972 Peabody Jrnl. Educ. 49 129 I wonder what..I'm doing here... So I relax, go with the flow. 1987 L. Tuttle Gabriel (1988) v.150 Oh, Dinah, don't worry about it! Go with the flow. 1995 V. Chandra Red Earth & Pouring Rain (1996) 189 ‘Where are you going, really?’ ‘Just going with the flow, man,’ Tom said, doing a mellow sixties voice. 2006 Place in Sun May 106/1 Basically, running a business out here is very complicated. It's important, though, that you go with the flow, don't argue and don't question things too much—it will all come together in the end. < as lemmas |
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