go with the flow

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

go with the flow

1. (idiomatic) To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.

Synonyms

• blow with the wind
• float with the stream

Translations

to act as others are acting

• Finnish: mennä virran mukana
• French: faire comme tout le monde
• Greek: να πηγαίνεις με τα νερά τους (na pigaíneis me ta nerá tous)
• Polish: iść z nurtem
• Portuguese: deixar-se ir na onda
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• Russian: плыть по течению (ru) (plytʹ po tečeniju)
• Serbo-Croatian: okrenuti se kako vjetar puše
• Spanish: ir con la corriente
• Swedish: följa med strömmen
• Walloon: hoûler avou les leus et bawer avou les tchéns (wa)

See also

• take things as they come