swim upstream

To go against or disagree with a prevailing or popularly held opinion or perspective; to act or behave contrary to the majority of others. When I was in college, I really swam upstream with some radical opinions, but as I've grown older, I've found myself falling more in line with others. I don't understand why you always have to swim upstream instead of making things a little easier on yourself!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikolina	-	Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Hovo	-	Armenian
Ghjulia	-	Corsican
Ya	-	Chinese
Sechnall	-	Irish
Clarette	-	English (Rare)