the ebb and flow

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the ebb and flow

the way in which the level of something frequently becomes higher or lower in a situation (often + of ) The government did nothing about the recession, hoping it was just part of the ebb and flow of the economy.

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He listened intently to the ebb and flow of these sounds. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context He talks about the economic movement, and the ebb and flow of capital; the devil knows what he means. The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context His changes of mood did not offend me, because I saw that I had nothing to do with their alternation; the ebb and flow depended on causes quite disconnected with me. Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context			the cock of the walk the comings and goings the common touch the conventional wisdom the corridors of power the cream of the crop the crême de la crême the curtain comes down on the curtain falls the cut and thrust of The darkest hour is just before the dawn the day of reckoning the dead hand of the demon drink The devil finds work for idle hands the devil take the hindmost the dice are loaded against the die is cast the dog days the done thing the dreaded lurgy the driving force the dust settles The early bird catches the worm the earth moved the ebb and flow the ebb and flow of The end justifies the means the end of the ball game the end of the line the end of the road The exception proves the rule the eye of the storm the facts of life the fag-end of the fair sex the fat is in the fire the feathers fly the final curtain the final straw the fine print the first string the flavour of the month the four corners of the earth the front office the fruit of loins the full monty the funny thing is the fur flies The game's up! the genie is out of the bottle			The Early Years The Earth The Earth The Earth the earth moved the earth moved the earth moved the earth moved The Earth Organization The Earth Restoration and Reforestation Alliance The Earth Will Swallow You The Earthville Network The East The East The East The East Coast Hybrid Consortium The East London Communities Organisation The East Los Angeles Community Union The East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire The East West Foundation of India The East West Overseas Aid Foundation The Easter Bunny The Easter Rising The Easter Rising The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank The Eastern European Trust PLC The Eastern Management Group The eastern question The Easy CGI Organization the ebb and flow the ebb and flow of The eBook Community The Eclogues The Ecology Center, Inc. The Economic Consultancy House The Economical Insurance Group The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity The Economist The Ed Morrissey Show The Edge Chronicles The Edge of Chaos The Edge of Propinquity the edge of the envelope the edge of the envelope the edge of the envelope the edge of the envelope the edge on someone the edge over someone The Edinburgh Techniques The Edith Wharton Murders The Editorial Department The editors The Educated Sports Community The Education and Curriculum Homesite The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers The Education Committee

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