ON THE CONTRARY


Meaning of ON THE CONTRARY in English

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.