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BBCLoverBanget Posted 14 years ago
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Quite the contrary
Hi teachers, please help me understanding what the meaning of "quite the contrary" is 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.
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.
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In addition, I've looked for the idiom in dictionary, found that it's used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true, but I haven't understood the meaning of the sentence above yet.
- In addition, I've looked for the idiom in dictionary, found that it's used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true, but I haven't understood the meaning of the sentence above yet.
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In addition, I've looked for the idiom in dictionary, found that it's used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true, but I haven't understood the meaning of the sentence above yet.
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As you found, "quite the contrary" means the opposite of something, in this case the statement that Holly's callers are not novel. (Novel meaning noteworthy/interesting.)
To simplify, it means, "It was no novelty to encounter suspicious specimens among Holly's callers; it was very common."
I hope this helps.
To simplify, it means, "It was no novelty to encounter suspicious specimens among Holly's callers; it was very common."
I hope this helps.
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