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sail against the wind
idiom
to be trying to achieve something that is unlikely to succeed because most people would oppose it: 逆人心而动
He's sailing against the wind in his attempt to stop women joining the club.他不顾众人反对，试图阻止女性享受这个俱乐部的服务。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposing & against
active resistance
ad hominem
against someone's beliefs
alienate
alienated
converse
countervailing
detractor
discordant
go against someone
intifada
kick
kick against something
lark
objector
opposed
opposition
protest
resistant
sedition
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