down the river
idiom
: in the same direction as the river is flowing
Large boats came down the river.
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On his seminal 1869 trip down the river to the Grand Canyon, explorer John Wesley Powell lost a vessel on this stretch, but the crew, according to park rangers, worked furiously to salvage its contents, which included a compelling keg of whiskey.
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Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article The toys floated out of the building and down the river.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
For now, the Bureau of Reclamation says a combination of higher runoff and ongoing conservation measures by water users up and down the river will probably protect the river from severe shortages or disruptions in power generation at least through 2026.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
There were six people in all and three boats, just like on my, my journey down the river.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
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Elaine Glusac, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article The toys floated out of the building and down the river.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
For now, the Bureau of Reclamation says a combination of higher runoff and ongoing conservation measures by water users up and down the river will probably protect the river from severe shortages or disruptions in power generation at least through 2026.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
There were six people in all and three boats, just like on my, my journey down the river.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Nov. 2023
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