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
Florentino-Spanish
Noll-Medieval English
JaromÍR-Czech
Nikora-Maori
Christinakris-TEEN-ə (English), kris-TEE-nah (German, Swedish, Dutch)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
KempKEMPEnglish (Rare)