棹さす

さおさす【棹さす】

〔舟を進める〕 pole [punt] 《a boat》; propel 《a boat》 with a pole; 〔時流に乗る〕 swim [row] with the tide [current].

●流れに棹さす pole [punt] 《a boat》 downstream

・小舟に棹さして川を溯る pole [punt] (a boat) up a river [upstream]

・時代の流れに棹さす ride with the times; swim with the tide [current].