strive against the stream

• 不随波逐流；反潮流

strive against the stream的用法和样例：

例句

1. He's swimming against the stream.
   他并不随波逐流。
2. Most of the girls in my daughter's class are learning cookery and office practice, but she is swimming against the stream and studying carpentry and motor mechanics.
   我女儿班上的大部分姑娘正在学习烹调和办公室业务，但她不随波逐流，却学习木工和发动机修理。