"swim upstream" meaning in All languages combined

See swim upstream on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-swim upstream.ogg Forms: swims upstream [present, singular, third-person], swimming upstream [participle, present], swam upstream [past], swum upstream [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swim<,,swam,swum> upstream}} swim upstream (third-person singular simple present swims upstream, present participle swimming upstream, simple past swam upstream, past participle swum upstream)
  1. (idiomatic) To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: do something the hard way
    Sense id: en-swim_upstream-en-verb-p2r0tme- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "swam upstream",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        }
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        "To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice."
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "safer",
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        ],
        [
          "unwise",
          "unwise"
        ],
        [
          "decision",
          "decision"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ],
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "do something the hard way"
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    }
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "swam upstream",
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    },
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    }
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        }
      ],
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        "To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "simpler",
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "decision",
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        ],
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        "(idiomatic) To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
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      "word": "do something the hard way"
    }
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}

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