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
Mable	MAY-bəl	English
Elyzabeth	i-LIZ-ə-bəth	English (Rare)
Camille	ka-MEE (French), kə-MEEL (English)	French, English
Roslindis	-	Ancient Germanic
Bipin	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Tisha	TISH-ə	English, African American