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A list of phrases related to the word "opposite"...
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A house divided
against
itself cannot stand
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Against
the grain
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Against
the law
Against
the odds
Against
your will
As different as chalk and cheese
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Bang your head
against
a brick wall
Charge of the Light Brigade ( British cavalry charge
against
Russian army in the Crimean War and title of a poem by Tennyson )
Contrary
to popular opinion
Crime
against
nature
Flip side
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
Go
against
the grain
Guard
against
Harden your heart
against
Hope
against
hope
Horlicks guards
against
night starvation ( Horlicks advertising slogan )
I'll not hear a word
against
him
If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it
against
me?
Kick
against
Kick
against
the pricks
Knock up
against
Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow ( line from nursery rhyme )
More sinned
against
than sinning
On the
contrary
Opposites
attract
Pit your wits
against
Play both ends
against
the middle
Polar
Express ( Tom Hanks movie )
Protect
against
Race
against
the clock
Race
against
time
Rage
against
the machine
Rage, rage,
against
the dying of the light
Reverse
engineering
Set your face
against
something
Swim
against
the tide
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference ( Elie Wiesel quotation )
The other extreme
There's no law
against
it
Up
against
it
Up
against
the wall