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against the grain 

Against the normal ways. Rebellious, revolutionary.
NOT wearing name brand clothes, and sporting platinum like you were trying to imitate 50 cents' rims.

Against the Grain 

something to express a feeling or action opposite of the rules or allowed norms. very siply put, revolt.
mostly used as "grow against the grain"
-The college system is so wrong students are growing against the grain.


i know shes my sister but i cant stop thinking of how good she looks, my thoughts are against the grain.
Against the Grain by Ad!X December 19, 2008

against the grain 

Mastubatory term describing an action to heighten pleasure
to masturbate "back hand" therfore against the grain of the natural direction of shaft
against the grain by Jim April 2, 2005

Go against the grain 

when you make life more difficult by acting against the wishes of others.
“So you just gon’ go against the grain and just go against everything that I just… I just told y’all not to ask me that shit when I got up in here.” -August Alsina
Go against the grain by Niquey June 27, 2014

going against the grain 

Doing the opposite of what is requested
Man, I ask you to wear jeans, here you come in a suit, you always going against the grain!
going against the grain by Isaid it November 27, 2017

Going against the grain 

To do something that can be deemed as not the social norm
‘Life is all about going against the grain’
‘I really went against the grain yesterday’
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