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BBCLoverBanget Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Idiom: Quite the contrary
Hi all. Could you please help me understanding what the meaning of "quite the contrary" is. I encountered the phrase in sentence as follow:
It was no novelty to encounter suspicious specimens among Holly's callers, quite the contrary; but one day late spring, while passing through the brownstone's vestibule, I noticed a very provocative man examining her mailbox.
Does it mean that it was seldom_ to encounter suspicious specimens among _other tenants' callers, but Holly was different: it was no novelty to encounter the specimens among her callers.
It was no novelty to encounter suspicious specimens among Holly's callers, quite the contrary; but one day late spring, while passing through the brownstone's vestibule, I noticed a very provocative man examining her mailbox.
Does it mean that it was seldom_ to encounter suspicious specimens among _other tenants' callers, but Holly was different: it was no novelty to encounter the specimens among her callers.
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"Quite the contrary" means - the situation is exactly the opposite . It is a very common expression.
- "Quite the contrary" means - the situation is exactly the opposite .
- It is a very common expression.
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"Quite the contrary" means - the situation is exactly the opposite. It is a very common expression.
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AlpheccaStars"Quite the contrary" means - the situation is exactly the opposite.If we use the sentence above, what the meaning will be? Is my guess below wrong?
It was seldom to encounter suspicious specimens among other tenants' callers, but Holly was different: it was no novelty to encounter the specimens among her callers.
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