go along to get along



go along to get along

To conform to general expectations so as not to disrupt or endanger one's sense of security or belonging. Jake had a pretty comfortable job and life, so he was happy enough to simply go along to get along.
See also: get

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ClaudiusKLAW-dee-əs (English)Ancient Roman
Gabrielga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian
Krunoslav-Croatian
Arnborg-Swedish (Rare)
Nadya (2)-Arabic
Clementekle-MEN-te (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese