"swim upstream" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "swims upstream",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swimming upstream",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swam upstream",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swum upstream",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swim<,,swam,swum> upstream"
      },
      "expansion": "swim upstream (third-person singular simple present swims upstream, present participle swimming upstream, simple past swam upstream, past participle swum upstream)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I told my daughter to get her hair dyed at a salon, but she had to swim upstream and do it herself. Now it's a mess.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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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      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "simpler",
          "simpler"
        ],
        [
          "safer",
          "safer"
        ],
        [
          "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."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "do something the hard way"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "word": "swim upstream"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "swims upstream",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swimming upstream",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swam upstream",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swum upstream",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swim<,,swam,swum> upstream"
      },
      "expansion": "swim upstream (third-person singular simple present swims upstream, present participle swimming upstream, simple past swam upstream, past participle swum upstream)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English idioms",
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        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I told my daughter to get her hair dyed at a salon, but she had to swim upstream and do it herself. Now it's a mess.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "simpler",
          "simpler"
        ],
        [
          "safer",
          "safer"
        ],
        [
          "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."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "do something the hard way"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swim upstream"
}