against the tide

Idioms  

1. see swim against the tide.

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Example Sentences

"Nova Scotia has the highest tides in the world -- when we're working there, we're racing against the tide, when the ocean comes back in," says Mann.

From Science Daily

He swam against the tide after Beijing crushed the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square in 1989, becoming the largest Hong Kong investor in mainland China, primarily in the property sector, while foreign businesses fled.

From Barron's

As the sun rose on a chilly morning in central London, Roxana Panozo Alba walked against the tide of suited-up bankers whose offices she spent the night cleaning.

From Barron's

Even with a long-term extension, these insurers could be swimming against the tide for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon