ebb and flow

== English == === Noun === ebb and flow (plural ebbs and flows) The flowing out and in of the tide. (figuratively) A large flowing out and in, or any waxing and waning of fortunes or activity. October 29 2001, The New Yorker Online I want to hear the roaring ebb and flow of Broadway. ==== Related terms ==== at a low ebb ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ebb and flow (third-person singular simple present ebbs and flows, present participle ebbing and flowing, simple past and past participle ebbed and flowed) To alternately ebb and flow, as: (of the tides) To recede and advance. (figuratively) To wax and wane. === See also === come and go