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- go against the tide
go against the tide
go/swim against the tide
to do the opposite of what most other people are doing It's not easy to go against the tide in defence of your principles. (sometimes + of ) He always seemed to be swimming against the tide of public opinion.
See drift with the tide, stem the tide, turn the tide
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Chares | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Ratree | | - | Thai |
| Erica | | ER-i-kə (English) | English, Swedish, Italian |
| Gusti | | - | Indonesian, Balinese |
| Enitan | | - | Western African, Yoruba |
| Rosario | | ro-SAH-ryo (Spanish), ro-ZAH-ryo (Italian) | Spanish, Italian |