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
We'll rest for a few minutes and then go with the tide round Pointe la Joue.
From Pearl of Pearl Island by Oxenham, John
Wearied out physically and mentally with the struggle, he seized swiftly the chance of a solution the message suggested, and trusting to Diana's resourcefulness let himself go with the tide.
From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude
The treasure was all on board Hakon's ship, and we must go with the tide.
From A Sea Queen's Sailing by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
Better go with the tide and make the best of its course than stem it at the risk of a capsize.’
From Wessex Tales by Hardy, Thomas
