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Phrase(s): A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.
Prov. An insignificant, flexible person is more likely not to get hurt in a crisis than a prominent or rigid person. • Our office has new managers now; I plan to be as inconspicuous as possible while they reorganize everyone. A reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs