swim with the stream



swim with the stream

To go along or agree with the prevailing or popularly held opinion or perspective; to act or behave the same way as the majority of others. When I was in college, I used to have a lot of radical opinions and beliefs, but as I've grown older, I find myself swimming with the stream more often. I'm sorry, but I simply refuse to swim along with the stream just because it's the easier option!
See also: stream, swim

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ha-Junhah-joonKorean
Serafimasye-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), see-rah-FEE-mah (Russian), se-rah-FEE-mah (Macedonian)Russian, Macedonian
BoudiccaBOO-di-kə (English)Ancient Celtic
ViktÓRia-Hungarian, Slovak
Sweeney-Irish, Scottish
Ural-Bashkir