to swim against the tide
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to do or think the exact opposite of what most people are doing or thinking
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Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
The scientist's groundbreaking research went against the tide of prevailing scientific theories at the time.
to do or think the exact opposite of what most people are doing or thinking
IdiomInformal
