What many people do not know is that it was meant sarcastically, as just the opposite.

VOA: special.2011.06.27

The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

A down to earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

The opposite kind of person is one who has his "head in the clouds."

VOA: special.2009.03.08

Today the opposite is true as evidenced by the young singer Taylor Swift.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

It is on the west bank of the Nile River,opposite Luxor.

VOA: special.2011.03.08

Love is the opposite of the desire for power.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

But the opposite is not always true.

VOA: special.2009.03.08

"Instead,they will get the traditional IMF lending , which comes with very austere conditions in terms of cutting budgets, in terms of raising interest rates, which is exactly the opposite of what they need to be doing at the current time."

VOA: standard.2009.04.22