against the tide

see swim against the tide.

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We sing a prayer, against the odds, against the tide, for deliverance from the evil within.

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That was a victory against the tide of big money.

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We have done little or nothing to stand against the tide.

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As humanity swims against the tide of rising temperatures, they will also need to solve lingering mysteries regarding these scientific facts.

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In addition, the election revealed the extent that Trump’s escalation of the so-called “culture wars,” positioned him with his followers as a self-styled defender of reactionary values against the tide of progressive reform.

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