- 1 I'm just along for the ride.
- 2 I like to be in the driver's seat.
- 3 Michael Jackson arrived on the music scene with his wholefamily in tow.
- 1 I followed in my brother's wake.
- 1 Keep a tight rein on what's going on.
- 2 Whoa!
- 3 Hitch your wagon to a star.
- 4 Harness your own desires and let them take you where you want to go.
Note: It seems to involve a person who is trying to make progress by'following' what someone is saying (notice this is mentalprogress, via MIND IS BODY). The person says 'whoa' when theperson is getting ahead of them--when they are no longerin control of this external event--all of a sudden the externalevent is pulling them (too fast), rather than them steering theexternal event.
- 1 He rode to success on her coattails.
- 1 You can't resist the winds of change.
Being Involved In Events Is Being In Water
-- 1 He's afraid to take the plunge.
-- 1 I'm just trying to keep my head above water.
-- 2 He's barely staying afloat.
-- 3 Sink or swim.
-- 4 Try not to get in over your head.
-- 5 He was a life raft for me.
-- 6 He was clutching at straws.
Ability To Cope Is Ability To Navigate
-- 1 He's getting his bearings.
-- 2 He's up a creek without a paddle.
Flow Of Events Is Flow Of Water
-- 1 Go with the flow.
-- 2 He let himself be carried by the current.
-- 3 He got carried away.
-- 4 He couldn't fight the current.
-- 5 He just drifted through life.
Easy Events To Deal With Are Smooth Water
-- 1 It's smooth sailing from here on in.
-- 2 History never flows smoothly.
Hidden Events With Causal Power Are Undercurrents
-- 1 Powerful and dangerous undercurrents of society.
A Powerful Enduring Directed Force Is A Tide
-- 1 The tide of history.
People With A Common Fate Are People In A Single Boat:
-- 1 We're all in the same boat.
-- 1 tide of history
-- 2 the undercurrents in society pulled them along
-- 3 a new wave of conservativism
-- 4 History never flows smoothly.
-- 5 Some stormy times are ahead for this country.
JE, GL, AG, AS