sail against the wind

To work to achieve something amid challenging circumstances, such as staunch opposition. This nautical phrase refers to the difficulty of sailing in the opposite direction as the wind. I know that I am sailing against the wind to try get this unpopular law passed, but I am confident that it will ultimately make our town a safer place.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Santina	sahn-TEE-nah	Italian
Kshathra Vairya	-	Persian Mythology
Yonah	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Pika	-	Hawaiian
Bishal	-	Nepali, Bengali
Emmerich	E-me-rikh (German)	German, Ancient Germanic