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

The tide rises twenty-two feet in Ghijiga Bay, and to reach the lighthouse and settlement near the river, even with small boats, it is necessary to go with the tide.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

She might be expected to be swept off her feet and go with the tide, by the very suddenness of it all.

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude

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

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