against (one's) principles

In opposition or contrary to one's values or beliefs, such as those of religion, ethics, or ideology. I'm afraid it goes against my principles to vote for a measure that would limit funding for public schools. He told me it's against his principles to drink alcohol.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
RosÁRio	roo-ZA-ryoo	Portuguese
Dafna	-	Hebrew
Rachel	RAY-chəl (English), ra-SHEL (French), RAH-khəl (Dutch)	English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Jadranka	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Helka	HEL-kah	Finnish
Pankratios	-	Ancient Greek