ebb and flow
a recurrent or rhythmical pattern of coming and going or decline and regrowth. This expression makes reference to the regular movement of the tides, where ebb means move away from the land and flow move back towards it.
What does it mean by ebb and flow?
—used to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way the ebb and flow of fashionthe ebb and flow of human history.
How do you use ebb and flow in a sentence?
Examples of 'ebb and flow' in a sentence ebb and flow
- Have diversity and you can ride the ebb and flow. ...
- Every team has a coach who supervises the ebb and flow of replacements.
- It was all in the instincts, the transitions and the ebb and flow.
- Underpinning his narrative there is a sense of the ebb and flow of power.
