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going with the flow

going with the flow is the present participle and gerund of go with the flow.

Meaning of go with the flow

Verb

go with the flow (third-person singular simple present goes with the flow, present participle going with the flow, simple past went with the flow, past participle gone with the flow)

  1. (idiomatic) To act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns with an attitude of calm acceptance.
    • “Look, you know, I go with the flow based on what the campaign wants to do,” Priebus told NBC’s Meet the Press. “I think Kellyanne is doing a phenomenal job. I don’t know Steve Bannon, to tell you the truth, very well.”2016 August 28, Tom McCarthy, quoting Reince Priebus, “Reince Priebus on Trump campaign hires: ‘I go with the flow’”, in The Guardian
    Antonyms:
    go against the flow

Questions about going with the flow

What is going with the flow the present participle and gerund of?
Going with the flow is the present participle and gerund of go with the flow.

Words near going with the flow in the dictionary

  1. going wide
  2. going wild
  3. going with
  4. going with a swing
  5. going with one's gut
  6. going with the flow
  7. going with the flow of traffic
  8. going with the turf
  9. going with the wind
  10. going without
  11. going without saying

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