against the current

In contradiction to what is popular or expected. It was difficult to go against the current, but, in the end, I was able to get the team to agree that my proposal is a good idea.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
VÜSala	-	Azerbaijani
Kettil	-	Swedish
Mariya	mah-REE-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Tsubasa	tsoo-bah-sah	Japanese
Margareeta	MAHR-gah-re:-tah	Finnish (Rare)
Preston	['prestən]