blow with the wind
Yield to gusts
To blow with the wind is to move in whatever direction circumstances push you, lacking fixed principles or convictions.
Someone who blows with the wind changes opinions to match whoever they're talking to or whatever seems advantageous: He's no leader—he just blows with the wind.
The phrase suggests weakness or opportunism rather than adaptability.
- gustBrief wind surge
- air currentsFlowing masses of atmosphere
- ficklenessLack of steadfast devotion
- flip flopBackless sandal, toe strap
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
breeze · weather · vacillation · indecision · gale · drift · impressionability · go with the flow · path of least resistance · follow the crowd · transience · responsiveness · shifting sands · flutter · zephyr · conformity · puff · fluidity
blow with the windstand firm
Refuse to retreat
hold one's ground · stick to one's guns · stand one's ground · hold fast · stay the course
blow with the windgo against the grain
Oppose prevailing tendencies
march to one's own drum · buck the trend · stand alone · think for oneself · go one's own way
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