Lingaku- to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
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- to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom)
This idiom describes the act of following whatever is popular or convenient, rather than making one’s own independent choices. It suggests a lack of personal conviction and a tendency to go along with the majority.
Many people drift with the waves at work and never express their own opinions.
Generated collocations (experimental)
suí bō zhú liú随波逐流to drift with the wavessuí bō随波Suí随liú流to follow the tidegēn suí跟随cháo liú潮流to follow the trendsuí dà liú随大流to go with the flowrén yún yì yún人云亦云to echo others' opinionssuí xìng随性ér而wéi为to act according to one's naturesuí xīn suǒ yù随心所欲to do as one pleasessuí fēng随风ér而háng行to go wherever the wind blowsmáng mù盲目suí cóng随从to follow blindlyqū趋Chéng承shí时fēng风to cater to popular opinion