“go against the grain”
To act in a way that is contrary to what is expected, conventional, or natural for most people. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "go against the grain" in the video clips below.
Hear how "go against the grain" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Channels: PowerfulJRE, REVOLT, Lex Fridman, Lewis Howes, Bloomberg Originals and 4 more.
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YouTubePowerfulJRE1.4M views · 2024-05-02
Joe Rogan Experience #2144 - Chris Distefano
“go against the grain his his advice is”
just you're the guy that just wants to … no thank you I want nothing to do with
Play at 56:36
YouTubeREVOLT206K views · 2025-11-09
Navv Greene On Failing At Hustling, Bombing On Stage, Getting On Coming 2 America & More | Big Facts
“go against the grain? [laughter]”
I saw that [ __ ] Like, how you going to … I feel like as a coalition, all the we
Play at 1:34
YouTubeLex Fridman2.0M views · 2024-03-04
Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War | Lex Fridman Podcast #415
“would go against the grain of largest part”
but realization of that scenario … of Ukrainian history.
Play at 2:39:37
YouTubeLewis Howes163K views · 2025-03-05
The Dopamine Neuroscientist: The #1 Cause of Low Mood & Lack of Focus!
“to go against the grain and lean in the”
communities things like that so for you … Curiosity to find more peace and Harmony
Play at 58:10
YouTubeBloomberg Originals154K views · 2024-10-30
How Bruin Capital’s George Pyne Capitalizes on Sports | The Deal
“to go against the grain,
but you know, you to lead,”
And so you don't really
wanna go against the grain … you've gotta take a stand and, and,
Play at 4:07
YouTubeWIRED4.8M views · 2022-10-04
Stanford Computer Scientist Answers Coding Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
“that maybe go against the grain”
really interesting things with computers … certainly knowing how to code is
Play at 16:21
YouTubeLex Fridman3.4M views · 2021-06-25
Bret Weinstein: Truth, Science, and Censorship in the Time of a Pandemic | Lex Fridman Podcast #194
“in a position to go against the grain”
security to the extent that somebody is … and have it not be a catastrophe for
Play at 1:06:27
YouTubeVogue648K views · 2025-04-16
The Making of Vogue’s Met Gala Issue | Vogue
“want to go against the grain and against”
confidence to to want to stick out, to … trends and the the status quo. You kind
Play at 4:12
YouTubeThe Diary Of A CEO3.3M views · 2025-10-09
Louis Tomlinson: When The Police Knocked... I Just Knew! "The Room Was Cold That Day".
“disruptive and go against the grain.”
or whoever and that was for me to be … Liam's role was the opposite but equally
Play at 1:29:16
YouTubeVICE1.7M views · 2024-12-18
Israelism: How Young American Jews’ Views of Israel Are Shifting | Films on VICE
“time to go against the grain is not an”
Israelis have and that's a part … easy thing to
Play at 1:15:38