to go against the grain
51against the hair — phrasal archaic : contrary to the normal tendency : against the grain if you should fight, you go against the hair of your professions Shakespeare * * * against the hair (archaic) 1. Against the grain 2. Contrary to inclination • • • …
52Against the hair — Hair Hair (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming… …
53grain, against the - — You won t often catch loggers or farmers going against the grain …
54Against the grain — Поперёк направления отлива бумаги; поперёк волокна; Поперёк направления отлива бумаги; Поперёк волокна …
55against the grain — Contrary to what one would wish, prefer, expect, etc …
56Against tha Grain E.P. — Infobox Album| Name = Against Tha Grain The E.P. Type = EP Artist = Kurupt Released = May 7, 2007 Recorded = 2002 2007 Genre = West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap Length = Label = Death Row/Koch Producer = Suge Knight Reviews = Last album = Same Day,… …
57Against Da Grain — Infobox Album | Name = Against Da Grain Type = Album Artist = YoungBloodZ Released = October 12, 1999 Recorded = Genre = Rap Length = 64:04 Label = La Face Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Against Da Grain (1999) Next album =… …
58Offences against the Person Act 1861 — The Offences against the Person Act 1861[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to consolidate and amend the Statute Law of England and Ir …
59Offences Against The Person Act 1861 — The Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (24 25 Vict. c.100) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It consolidated provisions related to offences against the person (an expression which, in particular,… …
60Grain — (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those… …
