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
LinsayLIN-zeeEnglish (Rare)
Suibne-Irish
Caja-Danish
WilburWIL-bərEnglish
Kathleenkath-LEENIrish, English
OsborneAHZ-bornEnglish