adv. phr. Exactly the opposite; rather; instead. The principal thought that the children went to the zoo; on the contrary, they went to the bakery. "You don't like football, do you?" "On the contrary, I like it very much."
Compare: TO THE CONTRARY.
adv. phr. Exactly the opposite; rather; instead. The principal thought that the children went to the zoo; on the contrary, they went to the bakery. "You don't like football, do you?" "On the contrary, I like it very much."
Compare: TO THE CONTRARY.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012