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gone with the flow

gone with the flow is the past participle 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 gone with the flow

What is gone with the flow the past participle of?
Gone with the flow is the past participle of go with the flow.

Words near gone with the flow in the dictionary

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

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