it's the other way round

  • 1(the) other way round — the ˌother way ˈround idiom 1. in the opposite position, direction or order • I think it should go on the other way round. 2. the opposite situation • I didn t leave you. It was the other way round (= you left me). Main entry: ↑ …

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  • 2the other way round (or around; Brit. also about) — in the opposite position or direction. ↘the opposite of what is expected or supposed. → way …

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  • 3the other way round — ► the other way round (or around; Brit. also about) 1) in the opposite position or direction. 2) the opposite of what is expected or supposed. Main Entry: ↑way …

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  • 4the other way round — adverb a) The same but with the mentioned things or people in reverse order or position. At dinner Marigold had the Rector on her right and the Colonel on her left, Francis had their wives the other way round to avoid any signs of preference, …… …

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  • 5the other way about — ► the other way round (or around; Brit. also about) 1) in the opposite position or direction. 2) the opposite of what is expected or supposed. Main Entry: ↑way …

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  • 6the other way around — ► the other way round (or around; Brit. also about) 1) in the opposite position or direction. 2) the opposite of what is expected or supposed. Main Entry: ↑way …

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  • 7the other way around — adverb with the order reversed she hates him and vice versa • Syn: ↑vice versa, ↑contrariwise * * * in the opposite position or direction ■ the opposite of what is expected or supposed it was you who sought me out, not the other way around * * *… …

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  • 8the other way up — the right/​wrong/​other way (round/​up) phrase the position in which an object is placed or held, especially in relation to the correct position She was wearing her top the wrong way round. Thesaurus: upside down and invertedsynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 9the other way — the right/​wrong/​other way (round/​up) phrase the position in which an object is placed or held, especially in relation to the correct position She was wearing her top the wrong way round. Thesaurus: upside down and invertedsynonym Main entry:… …

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  • 10the right way round — the right/​wrong/​other way (round/​up) phrase the position in which an object is placed or held, especially in relation to the correct position She was wearing her top the wrong way round. Thesaurus: upside down and invertedsynonym Main entry:… …

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