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
Quintilianus	-	Ancient Roman
Piritta	PEE-reet-tah	Finnish
Penelope	[pi'neləpi]
YrjÄNÄ	UYR-ya-na	Finnish
Arnaud	ar-NO	French
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician