upstream

Speech parts

1. upstream - Noun

2. upstream - Adjective

3. upstream - Verb

4. upstream - Adverb

Meaning

Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream. Neil Armstrong

Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom. Sam Walton

Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream. W. C. Fields

Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream. Josh Billings

Always drink upstream from the herd. Will Rogers

Water runs a whole mile downstream easier than an inch upstream. Finnish Proverb

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