to do something that is contrary to the usual way of doing things
делать что-то, что противоречит обычному способу выполнения вещей (delat' chto-to, chto protivorechit obychnomu sposobu vypolneniya veshchey)
"Their new approach really goes against the grain of traditional research methods."
"Их новый подход действительно противоречит традиционным методам исследования." (Ikh novyy podkhod deystvitel'no protivorechit traditsionnym metodam issledovaniya.)
to follow someone’s example or career path
To move or pass quickly; sometimes used humorously.
to clarify the truth after a misunderstanding
to speak to someone as if they are less intelligent
to understand the larger or more important issue
to announce one’s candidacy or intention to compete in somet...
