other way round, the
Idioms-
In the reverse direction, as in I don't think the sofa will go through the door this way; let's try it the other way round.
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see other way round.
Example Sentences
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“Just the other way round, the decisions we make must help spur growth and technological development of the Russian economy.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021
In Teslas it’s the other way round: the hardware is the servant of the software.
From The Guardian • May 26, 2019
It’s only what the strong preach to the weak; you never hear it the other way round; the strong don’t lay down their arms.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2014
Seen the other way round, the argument here is that a diverse array of exaggerated structures in sympatric species indicates the role of such structures in species recognition among those respective animals.
From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2013
“I don’t think so, that’s the other way round the world; we’re more the India way, I think.”
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Jefferies, Richard
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