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
AlysonAL-i-sənEnglish
CÁNdidoKAHN-dhee-dhoSpanish
Emiliee-MEE-lee-ə (German), e-MEE-lee-e (Norwegian), EM-i-lee (Swedish)German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Sarita (1)-Spanish
MithrasMITH-rəs (English)Persian Mythology (Hellenized)
Takeshitah-ke-sheeJapanese