swim against the current



swim against the current

Also, swim against the stream or tide . Go against prevailing opinion or thought, as in I'm voting for him even if that is swimming against the current. Shakespeare used a similar metaphor in 2 Henry IV (5:2): "You must now speak Sir John Falstaff fair, which swims against your stream." For the antonym, see swim with the tide.
See also: current, swim

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BolesŁAwbaw-LE-swahfPolish
YİĞİTyee-YEETTurkish
Iair-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Astley['æsli]
AamuAH:-mooFinnish
Akhil-Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam