If you have experienced failure with the traditional methods of publishing or selling, you should make an effort to take buck the system by self publishing or producing. (build-creative-writing-ideas.com)
Full disclosure: I live in this District and have been inundated with mailers and cold calls for the Working Families Party candidate Yuh - Line Niou, who bucked the system when she dropped out of contention for the Democratic nod claiming unfairness in the selection process (what does she mean?!! It's perfectly fair that Silver choose his own successor! (nystateofpolitics.com)
«People can say, «You can't buck the system,» right? (si.com)