John Terry
Ed Clemons
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- 1. Pilot Oct 1, 1993
- A family man (John Terry) coaches high-school football in a Texas town that vaunts the sport.
- 2. The Buck Stops ... There Oct 8, 1993
- Jill (Robyn Lively) announces she is quitting school.
- 3. Respect Oct 15, 1993
- A potential client wines and dines Maggie (Donna Bullock), but Ed (John Terry) suspects his motives.
1. Lit. across the alignment of the fibers of a piece of wood. (*Typically: be ~; Cut ~; go ~; run ~; saw ~.) You sawed it wrong. You sawed against the grain when you should have cut with grain. You went against the grain and made a mess of your sanding. 2. Fig. running counter to one's feelings or ideas. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.)
3 days ago · If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles. Takes some nerve, obviously, and it goes against the grain of British reserve.
This metaphor refers to the natural direction of the fibers in a piece of wood, called its grain ; when sawed obliquely, or “against the grain,” the wood will tend to splinter. [c. [c. 1600] For a synonym, see rub the wrong way .
Opposed to one's inclination or preference, as in We followed the new supervisor's advice, though it went against the grain. This metaphor refers to the natural direction of the fibers in a piece of wood, called its grain; when sawed obliquely, or “against the grain,” the wood will tend to splinter. [c.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English against the grain if something goes against the grain, it is not what you would naturally or normally do Mary is always honest and it went against the grain to tell lies. → grain Examples from the Corpus against the grain • The Smiths run directly against the grain.
Go against the grain definition: . See examples of GO AGAINST THE GRAIN used in a sentence.
6 days ago · Definition of 'go against the grain' go against the grain. phrase. If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles.
