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idiomswim/go against the tide(also row, stand etc against the tide)to have opinions or ideas on a particular subject that are the opposite of most people's at the time:He was a sensitive headmaster, who swam against the tide at a time when schools thought that employing a counsellor was a waste of money.Gap went against the tide by using quality suppliers who did not normally make children's clothing, to manufacture their new kids' line.opposite swim/drift/float with the tide: Andy was not the kind of man to swim with the tide just because it was convenient.NoteYou may hear people use 'tide' in other phrases related to this. For example, you can say that 'the tide is flowing sb's way' or 'the tide is running against sb'With the tide of scientific opinion running against them, Stone's theories are losing influence. People also talk about 'the tide of sth' in many different phrases:The factories are now empty, left behind by the tide of progress.
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