go against the grain — authentic Ukrainian renderings

If something goes against the grain, you would not normally do it because it would be unusual or morally wrong.

Authentic Ukrainian renderings

Confidence: high = attested in ≥3 sources OR ≥2 source classes; medium = 2 sources of same class; tentative = single source.

дити проtentativenoun1 source, 1 hite2u:Українсько-англійський словник

ти водиtentativeverb, imperfective✓ modern UA ×11 source, 1 hite2u:Українсько-англійський словник

ка водаtentativenoun, feminine1 source, 1 hite2u:Українсько-англійський словник

ти шеtentative1 source, 1 hite2u:Українсько-англійський словник

велиtentativeverb, imperfective✓ modern UA ×2941 source, 1 hite2u:Українсько-англійський словник

Bilingual dictionary attestations (1 dicts, 2 rows)

Українсько-англійський словник

, still waters run deep; пли́сти́ про́ти води́ , to sail against the stream, to go against the grain ; вели́ка вода́ , swelling waters, flood water, inundation (in spring); гожа вода́ , fresh drinking water; живу́ща (ціл

Українсько-англійський словник

погла́дити (-джу, -диш) P vt to caress, stroke, fondle: погла́дити про́ти ше́рсти [ше́рсті] , to stroke the wrong way, to go against the grain (current).

go against the grainC2 noun — go against the grain

Authentic Ukrainian renderings

Bilingual dictionary attestations (1 dicts, 2 rows)

go against the grain
C2 noun — go against the grain