go / swim with the tide

/ɡˌəʊ swˈɪm wɪððə tˈaɪd/

/ɡˌoʊ swˈɪm wɪððə tˈaɪd/

[phrase]

to go / swim with the tide

[PHRASE]

to act or think in the same way as the majority of people in a society

to [go|swim] with the tide definition and meaning

What is the origin of the idiom "go with the tide" and when to use it?

The idiom "go with the tide" originated from nautical navigation, where it is more efficient to follow the natural movement of tides rather than resisting them. It is often used when advising someone to be flexible and go along with the flow of events, rather than trying to swim against the current.

Examples

1. I hope wherever you are is in the center of a sunny high pressure area which will be perfect weather to go with the flow in the ocean, which we’ll talk about next week.

2. It’s time to sit back, relax, and go with the flow.

3. It turns out that lots of things in our universe like to go with the flow.

4. And so historically, Congress has just kind of gone with the flow.

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