down the river
idiom
: in the same direction as the river is flowing
Large boats came down the river.
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If the weather is warm enough, onlookers can float down the river in a kayak or paddle up close for a view from the water.
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Alina Polishuk, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
This contaminated leachate makes its way down the river to New York City.
—Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Donnelly said that the wind had carried debris down the river, which will take time to recover, having spread out the span of the recovery operations.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Also, the lower Guadalupe River begins at the Canyon Lake dam and winds through the Texas Hill Country to New Braunfels, allowing plenty of opportunities to rent a tube and float your way down the river, which also boasts beautiful water.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
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Alina Polishuk, AFAR Media, 25 Feb. 2025
This contaminated leachate makes its way down the river to New York City.
—Yvonne Taylor, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Donnelly said that the wind had carried debris down the river, which will take time to recover, having spread out the span of the recovery operations.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Also, the lower Guadalupe River begins at the Canyon Lake dam and winds through the Texas Hill Country to New Braunfels, allowing plenty of opportunities to rent a tube and float your way down the river, which also boasts beautiful water.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Down the river.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20river. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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