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
I expect," she said after a while, "that Mrs. Graham will once more tell us to let ourselves go with the tide and not worry.
From The Privet Hedge by Buckrose, J. E.
"We might as well go with the tide, Life," said Deck hopelessly, as he gave way to the pressure.
From A Lieutenant at Eighteen by Optic, Oliver
They have met heaven knows how, and will part heaven knows where, on their way to the sea; but they let themselves go with the tide.
From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
He saw the inclination of his people, and that he must go with the tide.
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
