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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies

"only dead fish go with the flow"

Have you ever used, heard or seen this expression?

"only dead fish go with the flow"

It was used by Sarah Palin recently, but has a longish history ( see: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/1910/ )
  

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I'd never come across it, but it is, literally, quite picturesque.

  • I'd never come across it, but it is, literally, quite picturesque.
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I'd never come across it, but it is, literally, quite picturesque.
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1. Only dead fish go with the flow.

Or live fish; e.g. Atlantic salmon, when they migrate to the sea.

MrP

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