showing or proving the opposite :
Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that sth is not true) .
I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming) .
showing or proving the opposite :
Show me some evidence to the contrary (= proving that sth is not true) .
I will expect to see you on Sunday unless I hear anything to the contrary (= that you are not coming) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005