flower child
A young person who believes in nonviolence and carries flowers around to symbolize his peace-loving nature.
Flower children are supposed to be nonviolent, but they sure make a lot of noise when they demonstrate!
Any person who cannot cope with reality.
"Face facts, Suzie, stop being such a flower child!"
flower power
The supposed power of love and nonviolence as intended to be used by members of the anti-culture to change American society.
The young people were marching for flower power.
follow in one's footsteps
follow in one's tracks
To follow someone's example; follow someone exactly.
He followed in his father's footsteps and became a doctor.
follow one's heart
To do what one wishes to do rather than to follow the voice of reason.
Instead of accepting a lucrative job in his father's business, Jim followed his heart and became a missionary in the jungle.
follow one's nose
To go straight ahead; continue in the same direction.
Just follow your nose and you'll get there.
To go any way you happen to think of.
Oh, I don't know just where I want to go. I'll just follow my nose and see what happens.
follow out
To do fully; finish (what you are told to do.)
The boy followed out the instructions and made a fine model plane.
To keep working at (something) until it is finished; give (something) your attention until it comes to an end or conclusion.
The student followed out all the index references in the encyclopedia until he found what he wanted to know.
follow suit
To play a card of the same color and kind that another player has put down.
When diamonds were led, I had to follow suit.
To do as someone else has done; follow someone's example.
When the others went swimming, I followed suit.
follow through
To finish a movement that you have started; continue an action to its natural ending.
A football passer should follow through after he throws the ball.
To finish an action that you have started.
Bob drew plans for a table for his mother, but he did not follow through by making it.