swim with the tide
verb
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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Roget 734:
prosper,
thrive,
flourish;
be prosperous
etc.
adj.;
drive a roaring trade,
do a booming business;
go on well,
go on smoothly,
go on swimmingly;
sail before the wind,
swim with the tide;
run smooth,
run smoothly,
run on all fours.
rise in the world,
get on in the world;
work one's way,
make one's way;
look up;
lift one's head,
raise one's head,
make one's fortune,
feather one's nest,
make one's pile.
flower,
blow,
blossom,
bloom,
fructify,
bear fruit,
fatten.
keep oneself afloat;
keep one's head above water,
hold one's head above water;
land on one's feet,
light on one's feet,
light on one's legs,
fall on one's legs,
fall on one's feet;
drop into a good thing;
bear a charmed life;
bask in the sunshine;
have a good time of it,
have a fine time of it;
have a run of luck;
have the good fortune
etc.
n..
to;
take a favorable turn;
live on the fat of the land,
live off the fat of the land,
live in clover.
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