go with flow
Don't resist change
Go with the flow means to accept circumstances as they come rather than resist or try to control them.
The phrase suggests moving easily through situations like water in a current: Don't stress about the schedule—just go with the flow.
It can imply flexibility and ease, or passivity and lack of initiative, depending on context.
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- easeLack of strain
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- adaptModify for new conditions
relax · take it easy · current · stream · river · tide · path of least resistance · mellow · laid back · flexible · spontaneous · play it by ear · roll with it · carefree · unwind · accept · yield · breeze
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
- calming phrasesstay calm, calm down, relax, keep your cool, take it easy
- flexibilitystretch, elastic, bendy, stretchy, bendable
- mindfulnessmindfulness, meditation, meditate, breathe, breath
go with flowresist
Oppose or refuse compliance
push back · take control · assert oneself · stand firm · dig in one's heels
go with flowoverthink
Ponder far too much
overplan · micromanage · leave nothing to chance · anal-retentive · by the book
go with flowswim upstream
Propel against flowing water
go against the grain · buck the trend · rock the boat · make waves · march to one's own drummer
flow, going, flows, flowed, flowing, flowage, inflow, outflow, overflow