against the grain

We should nurture them as an occasionally irresponsible group that can go against the grain of society and pronounce hard truths.

"She's also not really going against the grain. She's saying the same thing as the men."

“Against the grain of bland modern R&B, D’Angelo preserved the Gospel essence of early soul music, mixing it with every other genre of Black music without ever leaving the church,” Leeds said in an Oct.

Sir Keir Starmer tells The Guardian this weekend: "History will not forgive us if we do not use every ounce of our energy to fight Reform. There is an enemy. There is a project which is detrimental to our country. It actually goes against the grain of our history. It's right there in plain sight in front of us. We have to win this battle."

Based on form, they should probably get something from this but I am going against the grain here, and I am going to say Big Ange will get over the line and get the result he wants.