blow with the wind
verb
Roget 149:
fluctuate,
vary,
waver,
flounder,
flicker,
flitter,
flit,
flutter,
shift,
shuffle,
shake,
totter,
tremble,
vacillate,
wamble†,
turn and turn about,
ring the changes;
sway to and fro,
shift to and fro;
change and change about;
waffle,
blow with the wind
(irresolute)
605;
oscillate
etc.
314;
vibrate between,
two extremes,
oscillate between,
two extremes;
alternate;
have as man phases as the moon.
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Roget 488:
assent;
give assent,
yield assent,
nod assent;
acquiesce;
agree
etc.
23;
receive,
accept,
accede,
accord,
concur,
lend oneself to,
consent,
coincide,
reciprocate,
go with;
be at one with
etc.
adj.;
go along with,
chime in with,
strike in with,
close in with;
echo,
enter into one's views,
agree in opinion;
vote,
give one's voice for;
recognize;
subscribe to,
conform to,
defer to;
say yes to,
say ditto,
amen to,
say aye to.
acknowledge,
own,
admit,
allow,
avow,
confess;
concede
etc.
(yield)
762;
come round to;
abide by;
permit
etc.
760.
arrive at an understanding,
come to an understanding,
come to terms,
come to an agreement.
confirm,
affirm;
ratify,
appprove,
indorse,
countersign;
corroborate
etc.
467.
go with the stream,
swim with the stream,
go with the flow,
blow with the wind;
be in fashion,
join in the chorus,
join the crowd,
be one of the guys,
be part of the group,
go with the crowd,
don't make waves;
be in every mouth.
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Roget 82:
conform to,
conform to rule;
accommodate oneself to,
adapt oneself to;
rub off corners.
be regular
etc.
adj.;
move in a groove;
follow observe the rules,
go by the rules,
bend to the rules,
obey the rules,
obey the precedents;
comply with,
tally with,
chime in with,
fall in with;
be guided by,
be regulated by;
fall into a custom,
fall into a usage;
follow the fashion,
follow the crowd,
follow the multitude;
pass muster,
do as others do,
hurler avec les loups [Fr.];
stand on ceremony;
when in Rome do as the Romans do;
go with the stream,
go with the flow,
swim with the stream,
swim with the current,
swim with the tide,
blow with the wind;
stick to the beaten track
etc.
(habit)
613;
keep one in countenance.
exemplify,
illustrate,
cite,
quote,
quote precedent,
quote authority,
appeal to authority,
put a case;
produce an instance
etc.
n.;
elucidate,
explain.
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