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Nuotare controcorrente

To swim against the tide / to go against the grain

Literal Translation

"To swim against the current"

What it means

To swim against the tide / to go against the grain

Example in context

"Ha sempre nuotato controcorrente nelle sue scelte di vita."

"She has always swum against the tide in her life choices."

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