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Present participle for to accept, or cope with, any challenges as they come

Present participle for to act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns

(yield to) Present participle for to accede to a request or demand

Present participle for to remain hopeful, wear a smile, and face challenges with optimism

Present participle for to move or proceed effortlessly and without resistance

Present participle for to remain calm, especially in the face of adversity

Present participle for to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it

Present participle for to accept the authority, policies, or principles of a particular group, especially unwillingly

Showing little or no feeling

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Verb

Present participle for to accept, or cope with, any challenges as they come

rolling with the punches

blowing with the wind

rolling with it

“Once we learn to go with the flow and accept that things happen for a reason, we can find harmony in life.”

Verb

Present participle for to act as others are acting, conforming to common behavior patterns

floating with the stream

acting in accordance with

conforming with

falling in with

going along with

complying with the rules

keeping to the rules

playing it by the book

measuring up to

goose-stepping to

playing by the rules

adhering to the rules

observing the rules

accommodating to

going by the book

knuckling under

abiding by the rules

sticking to the rules

acting in accordance with the rules

obeying the rules

paying attention to

doing what one is told

following the rules

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“Sometimes it's better to go with the flow rather than try to rock the boat.”

Verb

(yield to) Present participle for to accede to a request or demand

Verb

Present participle for to remain hopeful, wear a smile, and face challenges with optimism

taking the bad with the good

grinning and bear it

keeping smiling

keeping your chin up

looking on the bright side

making the best of a bad job

making the best of things

taking the rough with the smooth

not letting things get the better of you

Verb

Present participle for to move or proceed effortlessly and without resistance

going with the tide

going with the current

smoothing along

moving smoothly

riding on current

skimming through

keeping steady pace

keeping a steady pace

travelling at a constant speed

going into skid

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Verb

Present participle for to remain calm, especially in the face of adversity

remaining composed

remaining unruffled

keeping a cool head

keeping your head

having one's wits about one

keeping your shirt on

maintaining equilibrium

restraining yourself

controlling one's temper

keeping control of oneself

appearing unaffected

biting one's lip

keeping a stiff upper lip

keeping one's hair on

Verb

Present participle for to admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it

Verb

Present participle for to accept the authority, policies, or principles of a particular group, especially unwillingly

Adjective

Showing little or no feeling

undemonstrative

uncompassionate

unimpressionable

self-controlled

cool, calm and collected

along for the ride

rolling with the punches

uncommunicative

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

cool as a cucumber

with a heart of stone

couldn't care less

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

could care less

don't give a damn

strictly business

self-restrained

full of common sense

uncompanionable

uncommiserating

lacking compassion

without sentiment

not giving a monkey's

anesthetized^US

with both feet on the ground

anaesthetised^UK

with one's feet on the ground

devoid of emotion

keeping your cool

nondiscriminatory

with the patience of Job

live-and-let-live

not given to excesses

in control of yourself

well thought out

without a care in the world

couldn't-care-less

taking your time

non-confrontational

good-humored^US

sure of oneself

good-humoured^UK

in a relaxed manner

pleased as punch

free from worry

take-it-or-leave-it

non-restrictive

keeping a stiff upper lip

not turn a hair

keeping one's shirt on

have one's act together

free from worries

free of concern

not giving a toss

snug as a bug in a rug

with a hide like an elephant

blithely unconcerned

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

free as the wind

footloose and fancy-free

easy to get along with

easy to get on with

door's always open

self-sufficient

sure of yourself

filled with aplomb

believing in oneself

self-respecting

going through the motions

walking through it

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