drift along
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To go through life without any real plan or goal, just letting things happen.
"After university, he just drifted along for a few years, moving from one temporary job to another."
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Matt McCusker | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #652
Theo Von · 60:17
drift along and it's like I I'll do
Study the Impact of Sound on Ocean Wildlife | Earth Focus | S7 E2
PBS SoCal · 17:59
It'll just drift along at the surface during the experiment.