down the river
idiom
: in the same direction as the river is flowing
Large boats came down the river.
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Visitors come to this area to hike, camp, fish, hunt, swim, and tube down the river.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
Games often float down the river of time to us, filtered by friends, algorithms, or pure happenstance.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Boat rides down the river offer a more relaxing view of the shimmering displays.
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—Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Frey: And our routine was getting up and breaking camp, eating breakfast, and then heading down the river, and then making camp again that night.
—Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2024
Games often float down the river of time to us, filtered by friends, algorithms, or pure happenstance.
—Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
Boat rides down the river offer a more relaxing view of the shimmering displays.
7.
—Nerdwallet, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2024
Frey: And our routine was getting up and breaking camp, eating breakfast, and then heading down the river, and then making camp again that night.
—Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Down the river.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20river. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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