buck the system

to fight against the usual way of doing something Tom spent much of his working life bucking the system, which explains why he didn't get many promotions.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nazih	-	Arabic
Shohre	-	Persian
Raban	-	Ancient Germanic
Kunibert	KOO-nee-bert (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Mandy	['mændi]
Yeong-Cheol	yung-chul	Korean