against (one's) better judgment

In spite of one's apprehension or objections. Against his better judgment, Joe let his daughter attend her friend's party. I allowed my obnoxious co-worker to accompany me on my work trip, against my better judgment.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Aelig;Lred	-	Anglo-Saxon
Byeong-Ho	byung-ho	Korean
Allie	AL-ee	English
FinnÁN	-	Irish
Elisha	i-LIE-shə (English), ee-LIE-shə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Ljuba	LYOO-bah (Serbian, Croatian)	Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian