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opposite numberA person who holds a position in an organization that corresponds to that held by another person in an other organization; a counterpart.Rate it:

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on opposite sides of the barricadesOf starkly different, opposite views on an issue.Rate it:

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dress to killTo dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).Rate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelTo imply that something is very easy. Can be used sarcastically to mean the oppositeRate it:

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run hot and coldTo alternate between two opposite extremes, such as enthusiasm and disinterest or success and failure.Rate it:

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beginner's luckrefers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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i'm livin' the dreamI am living, experiencing in my reality my dream of excellence, beauty, success, and all uplifting emotional, actual pleasantries one might only expect in a dream stage: The opposite; I'm living the 'nightmare'!Rate it:

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stop an eight-day clock and throw it into reverseBefore batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.Rate it:

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arse about faceSomething that is placed or arranged the opposite way to the way it should be.Rate it:

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all sixes and ninesIn a state of confusion in which everything takes on an opposite meaningRate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:

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arse aboutThe wrong way round; exactly opposite to that which is desirable; contrary; conceptually inverted; wrong.Rate it:

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back wallThe wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall.Rate it:

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bell it outAn electricians methodology to assure continuity in an electrical circuit. Utilizing and applying a low voltage power source to a circuit and applying a pretested door bell to the opposite end of the circuit to prove continuity.Rate it:

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brace aboutto brace the ship's yards on the opposite tack when going aboutRate it:

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brace byto bring the yards in opposite directions on different masts when doing certain maneuversRate it:

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but thenThen again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.Rate it:

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c'est le feu et l'eauThey are as opposite as fire and water.Rate it:

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change sides, change signsA mnemonic indicating that when a value is moved to the opposite side of the equals sign, then the operator is changed also.Rate it:

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close to the windIn a direction almost opposite to that from which the wind is blowingRate it:

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down cellarDownstairs; the opposite of upstairs.Rate it:

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flipsideA necessary consequence or corollary of something; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.Rate it:

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happy mediumA balanced position between two opposite extremes.Rate it:

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in contrarium; in contrarias partesin an opposite direction.Rate it:

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night and dayentirely different, oppositeRate it:

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on the pullSeeking the intimate company of a member of the opposite sex.Rate it:

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or maybe notMaybe a different and opposite option on the issueRate it:

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Other Side of the CoinOpposite aspect, opposite view of matterRate it:

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pair offTo agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.Rate it:

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peachy keenExtremely good, exactly right; all right. Often used in the negative or with an ironic or sarcastic connotation to mean the opposite.Rate it:

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play the ball and not the manTo object to someone's argument by attacking the argument itself instead of them or a facet of their personality; to avoid or make the opposite of an ad hominem attack. Usually considered a positive action, and an avoidance of a fallacious argumentative technique. Often used in comparison to play the man and not the ball.Rate it:

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poles apartTotally opposite.Rate it:

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protest too muchTo insist so passionately about something not being true that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.Rate it:

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push offto commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.Rate it:

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Put the Cart before the HorseTo carry out something in reverse order, to do opposite of somethingRate it:

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sharp as a knifenot a dumbass, the opposite, smart.Rate it:

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the lady doth protest too muchIt is suspected that, because someone is insisting too much about something, the opposite of what he or she is saying must be true.Rate it:

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tug of wara game or competition in which two teams pull or tug on opposite ends of a rope trying to force the other team over the line which initially marked the middle between the two teams.Rate it:

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turn roundTo turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction.Rate it:

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Turns the TableReversing or altering a situation; creating the opposite of something to happenRate it:

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