英语词组go against the grain是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomgo against the grainif an idea or way of behaving goes against the grain, it is difficult for you to accept because you would not naturally believe it or behave that way:Hollywood didn't like the film - it went against the grain of everything it believed the movie industry stood for.We lived in a traditional neighborhood, and interfering in other families' arguments went against the grain.

go against the grain

To do something or be in opposition or contrary to what is generally understood, assumed, practiced, or accepted. The artist always tried to go against the grain, ignoring the artistic trends of her day.

go against the grain

COMMON If an idea or action goes against the grain, it is the opposite from what you feel is right or normal and you find it difficult to accept. It goes against the grain to pay more for a product that you know is inferior. The decision not to have children somehow goes against the grain. Note: Something can also run against the grain. It runs against the grain to force your child to leave home. Note: The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. It is easier to cut or plane wood along the direction of the grain, rather than across it.

be/go against the ˈgrain

be or do something different from what is normal or natural: Voting for the Liberal Party goes against the grain with him. He’s voted Conservative all his life.It goes against the grain for her to spend a lot of money on clothes.

The grain is the natural direction of lines in a piece of wood.

against the grain, to go

“There was something about Prohibition that went against the American grain,” a high school history teacher once said, quite innocent of her pun on this phrase, which means contrary to expectations, custom, or common sense. The literal meaning, against the natural direction of the fibers in a piece of wood, was turned figurative by Shakespeare in Coriolanus (“Preoccupied with what you rather must do than what you should, made you against the grain to voice him consul”). By the time Dickens used it in Edwin Drood (1870) it probably was already a cliché.

词组	go against the grain
释义	Idiom go against the grain Theme: OPPOSITION to go against the natural direction or inclination. You can't expect me to help you cheat. That goes against the grain.Would it go against the grain for you to call in sick for me? Idiom go against the grain if something that you say or do goes against the grain, you do not like saying or doing it and it is not what you would usually say or do. It goes against the grain for William to admit that he's wrong.I don't think she likes to praise men. It goes against the grain. idiomgo against the grainif an idea or way of behaving goes against the grain, it is difficult for you to accept because you would not naturally believe it or behave that way:Hollywood didn't like the film - it went against the grain of everything it believed the movie industry stood for.We lived in a traditional neighborhood, and interfering in other families' arguments went against the grain. go against the grain To do something or be in opposition or contrary to what is generally understood, assumed, practiced, or accepted. The artist always tried to go against the grain, ignoring the artistic trends of her day. go against the grain COMMON If an idea or action goes against the grain, it is the opposite from what you feel is right or normal and you find it difficult to accept. It goes against the grain to pay more for a product that you know is inferior. The decision not to have children somehow goes against the grain. Note: Something can also run against the grain. It runs against the grain to force your child to leave home. Note: The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. It is easier to cut or plane wood along the direction of the grain, rather than across it. be/go against the ˈgrain be or do something different from what is normal or natural: Voting for the Liberal Party goes against the grain with him. He’s voted Conservative all his life.It goes against the grain for her to spend a lot of money on clothes. The grain is the natural direction of lines in a piece of wood. against the grain, to go “There was something about Prohibition that went against the American grain,” a high school history teacher once said, quite innocent of her pun on this phrase, which means contrary to expectations, custom, or common sense. The literal meaning, against the natural direction of the fibers in a piece of wood, was turned figurative by Shakespeare in Coriolanus (“Preoccupied with what you rather must do than what you should, made you against the grain to voice him consul”). By the time Dickens used it in Edwin Drood (1870) it probably was already a cliché.
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