Meaning: Fish have to work hard to stay where they want to be.
Choice of Words: Fish have to swim against the current to stay in one place. The current is always trying to push them downstream.
Alternative Expressions
The fish swims upstream.
Meaning: This means that the fish is moving against the current, which is the flow of water in a river or ocean. It's like saying, The fish is moving in the opposite direction of the water's flow.
Choice of Words:The is used to refer to a specific fish. Swims means to move through water using fins or other body parts. Upstream means to move in the opposite direction of the water's flow. When we put these words together, we get a sentence that describes how a specific fish is moving through water by swimming in the opposite direction of the water's flow.
The salmon fights the river's current.
Meaning: This means that the salmon is swimming against the current, which is the flow of water in a river. It's like saying, The salmon is using force or effort to move through the water even though the water is pushing against it.
Choice of Words:The is used to refer to a specific salmon. Fights means to use force or effort to oppose something. The is used to refer to the river's current, which is the flow of water in a river. When we put these words together, we get a sentence that describes how a specific salmon is using force or effort to oppose the flow of water in a river.