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
Virgil	['və:dʒil]
Hendrik	HEN-drik (Dutch, German)	Dutch, German, Estonian
Hudde	-	Medieval English
ŞAhİN	-	Turkish
Darius	də-RIE-əs (English), DER-ee-əs (English), DAR-ee-əs (English)	English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Dan (3)	DAHN (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian