to go upstream
→
to struggle
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Maranao | |
Lexeme | sagansang | |
Meaning 1 | to go up river or against obstacle | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | to struggle, to overcome | |
Reference | SEAlang Maranao | |
Comment |
Compare Russian идти (плыть) против течения (lit. 'to go (swim) against the current') 'to act independently, contrary to prevailing views, opinions, rules, habits' Also English to go against the stream