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 join with others for a shared goal
the practice of withdrawing support from someone after they...
to avoid laughing in a funny situation
People need others for support and connection.
to stop trusting someone
used when expressing a sincere or frank opinion
