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go with the flow

go with the flow

Date: Nov 04 2010

Quote

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“Joel and I are not big planners. We just kind of go with the flow with things.”

- TV personality Nicole Richie talking about her relaxed approach to life. (The View)

Definition

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accept a situation, rather than try to change it

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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If you are swimming and you try to swim against the current, you will have to struggle. But if you relax and go with the flow of the water, you’ll have a much easier time.

When you let life take you wherever it wants to go, like a river, you go with the flow. You don’t worry too much about making plans and following them precisely. If a problem comes up, you don’t stress. You just relax and let the problem work itself out on its own.

It’s not too surprising to hear The Simple Life star Nicole Richie say that she and her fiance Joel Madden like to go with the flow. She has a laid back look that suggests that she isn’t uptight. Nicole and Joel are getting married soon, but they aren’t stressing out over wedding plans. They are just taking it easy and going with the flow.

Do you go with the flow, or do you make lots of plans and get stressed if they don’t work out?

Examples

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“I’m tired of arguing with you. Could you please just go with the flow for once in your life?”

“I don’t really like Italian food, but since everyone else wants it, I can go with the flow.

“I’m a go with the flow type of guy. It helps me get along with everyone.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

angie.liu do things casually
by angie.liu
BlueSkies They do whatever they feel like doing, depending on circumstances and there wants and needs at specific times .
by BlueSkies
Mostafa5 accept things as they come
by Mostafa5
to go with the flow means to let the things go without planning
by monacovalentina
Dess to be relaxed and live on not to try to change or control anything.
by Dess
rawdy22 we accept every things will happen with us .
by rawdy22
Manu4 To go along with the situation without planning
by Manu4
sajithbc to not have a particularly strong opinion on something, and thus follow the majority
by sajithbc
to do what other people are doing to be relaxed
by Miss Talant
ravaiano Just let things happens.
by ravaiano
to be taken by course of events, not worry about what we should do (sometimes crucial for survival :)
by bystander :-)

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abou setit

abou setit

Egypt

yeeeees

12:01 PM Nov 04 2010 |

abou setit

abou setit

Egypt

yeeeees

12:01 PM Nov 04 2010 |

jasminrifi

jasminrifi

Morocco

sometimes it works to go with the flow ,but sometimes it is very important to stop going with the flow and decide what is good and what is has to be done before,because planning is so ipotant in some issues to be done successfully and to impose your point of view if others point of view is wrong.

 

09:38 AM Nov 04 2010 |

sabeel

sabeel

Pakistan

I don't like the idea of being go with the flow. I think one should atleast give some shot to change the situation if it is not according to one's preferences. Being 'go with the flow' suggests that you are passive.

09:00 AM Nov 04 2010 |

trailo_hathanh

Viet Nam

Do you think the going with the flow kind of person is easy success? In my point of view, I do not like this type

06:43 AM Nov 04 2010 |

cynthia86dxh

China

just keep a common emothion when the thing coming.

06:43 AM Nov 04 2010 |

taotaoai

China

yeah,it lool

06:27 AM Nov 04 2010 |

Minmi1213

Bulgaria

I like to plan alot. I'm not a person who just goes with the flow.

It might look silly, that plan and get stress from the plan.

But I think, making plans make me take a few steps to what I want to acheive.

 

06:02 AM Nov 04 2010 |

ramtinariana

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

go and enjoy it.

05:40 AM Nov 04 2010 |

ruanjable

ruanjable

China

if you can't beat 'em, just join 'em. That is some sort of going with the flow.

04:51 AM Nov 04 2010 |

tony.yy

tony.yy

China

In the light of conditions and enviroment ,you can reject the goals you have set before to go with the flow or not.I will be the one who do things like right one forever.

02:48 AM Nov 04 2010 |

gyltby

gyltby

China

Going with the flow is working for me, I like to be relaxed to enjoy fresh and hopeful life going with the flow.

I don't hope I will be stressful and uptight any way. Yes, I accept everything will happen with me as well.

Nice lesson to share, saying thanks with smile.

02:23 AM Nov 04 2010 |

Josh K

Josh K

Guatemala

not going with goal, without road on the life

01:25 AM Nov 04 2010 |

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