other way (a)round

other way (a)round
the other way (a)round
the reverse; the opposite. •

No, it won't fit that way. Try it the other way round.

It doesn't make any sense like that. It belongs the other way around.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • (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: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • the 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, …… …   Wiktionary

  • the 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 * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • the 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:… …   Useful english dictionary

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

  • the 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • the 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 …   English terms dictionary

  • the 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 …   English terms dictionary

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