the ebb and flow

the way in which the level of something frequently becomes higher or lower in a situation (often + of ) The government did nothing about the recession, hoping it was just part of the ebb and flow of the economy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carole	kar-OL	French
Marina	mah-REE-nah (Italian, Spanish, German, Russian), mə-REEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Uk
Patrice (2)	-	English
Justyna	yuws-TI-nah	Polish
Anjali	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
Augustyna	ow-guws-TIN-ah	Polish (Rare)