air an opposing view 唱反调

“唱反调”，汉语俗语，表示发表完全对立的言论，采取对立的措施。可以翻译为“air an opposing view，run counter to或take a contrary action”等。“play devil's advocate”可以表示“故意唱反调”。

例句：

莉莉十分佩服他有勇气和她唱反调。

Lily admired him for having the gumption to disagree with her.

采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。

Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocate in order to get a discussion going.