sail against the wind
to be trying to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed because most people would oppose it:
He's sailing against the wind in his attempt to stop women joining the club.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opposing & against
- against
- anti
- anti-
- antithesis
- boycott
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- conscientious objector
- counter
- defy
- detractor
- down with...! idiom
- foam pie
- go against sth/sb
- objector
- opponent
- oppose
- opposing
- point of order
- run against sb/sth
- stand
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