go with the tide
Example Sentences
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But General Vecchiarelli can do little, and he might even go with the tide, if some 400,000 Italian soldiers turn actively against the Germans.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately he had frequently found himself wondering why he didn’t go with the tide and head straight for the vortex that he felt would be only too ready to engulf him.
From The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country by Cullum, Ridgwell
It is so much easier to go with the tide than against it, to shout with the crowd than to stand lonely and suspect in the midst of it.
From Leaves in the Wind by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)
In public life they are in the swim—they go with the tide.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
It is well to remember to go with the tide or current, and do not wear your strength away opposing it.
From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America
