Swim
91swim fin — noun : flipper 1b * * * one of a pair of flippers. [1945 50] * * * swim fin, a rubber, paddlelike attachment worn on the foot to increase kicking power in swimming; fin: »The next day I bought a pair of swim fins and I have been skin diving ever… …
92swim bladder — gas bladder (a thin membranous, sometimes alveolated sac in the dorsal portion of the abdominal cavity. Composed of three layers, the tunica externa, the submucosa or middle layer and the tunica interna, all q.v. Contains a varying mixture of… …
93swim bladder infection — an acute haemorrhagic viral infection with a rhabdovirus. Symptoms include loss of coordination and equilibrium, popeyes, swollen belly, inflamed and swollen vent, and oedema and haemorrhages of various organs, particularly the swim bladder …
94swim the Thames — verb To convert from Roman Catholic to Anglicanism. Ant: swim the Tiber …
95swim upstream — verb To opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice. I told my daughter to get her hair dyed at a salon, but she had to swim upstream and do it herself.… …
96swim the Tiber — verb To convert from Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism. Ant: swim the Thames …
97swim against the tide — If you swim against the tide, you try to do something that is very difficult because there is a lot of opposition to you. ( Go against the tide is an alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who is doing or saying… …
98swim with the tide — If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. ( Go with the tide is an alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) …
99swim against the tide — go/swim against the tide to do the opposite of what most other people are doing. It s not easy to go against the tide in defence of your principles. He always seemed to be swimming against the tide of public opinion. (sometimes + of) …
100Swim against the tide — If you swim against the tide, you try to do something that is very difficult because there is a lot of opposition to you …
