down the river
idiom
: in the same direction as the river is flowing
Large boats came down the river.
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And salmon fishermen, the environmental community, Delta communities and tribes, all of whom the governor has refused to meet with for six years, have the right to know if our futures are being sold down the river.
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Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
There's also a recognition at that celebration, and other smaller ones that are being held up and down the river, that this is only the end of the first phase.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Visitors come to this area to hike, camp, fish, hunt, swim, and tube down the river.
—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
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Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
There's also a recognition at that celebration, and other smaller ones that are being held up and down the river, that this is only the end of the first phase.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Visitors come to this area to hike, camp, fish, hunt, swim, and tube down the river.
—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
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“Down the river.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20the%20river. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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