run counter to

1. Be in conflict with, oppose, as in Practice often runs counter to theory. This idiom, first recorded in 1843, uses counter in the sense of “in an opposite direction.”

Example Sentences

The association said a new tax on banking would also "run counter to the government's aim of supporting the financial services sector".

From BBC

However, the terminations also appear to run counter to the administration’s own public commitments.

From Los Angeles Times

It would also run counter to the team's ethos.

From BBC

The thing is, WBD’s move doesn’t run counter to broader entertainment trends.

From Slate

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had previously said the administration would terminate status for people whose actions the administration believes run counter to US interests.

From BBC

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• protest 
• resist