Sentence examples for act opposite from inspiring English sources

The phrase "act opposite" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe someone behaving in a way that is contrary to expectations or norms. Example: "In the meeting, she decided to act opposite to her usual self, surprising everyone with her boldness."

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Miliband countered: "He only feels the pain of people struggling to find a £2m garage!" The PM tried: "We're certainly not seeing a Klass act opposite!" And so on.

"We are not seeing a C-L-A-S-S act opposite," Cameron leered, spelling out the joke slowly in case some of his back benchers had missed it.

Axin has been found to form both plasma membrane localized and intracellular puncta, but these two domains act opposite to one another with respect to Wnt signaling.

First reports further suggest that these two CCN family members act opposite to each other in regulating extracellular matrix protein expression and reciprocally influence their own expression when over-expressed.

The relative stability of the phenanthridinium cations is governed by substituent effects, which act opposite to the situation in electron-rich TS: acceptor substituents destabilise the cation (IIIb, c, d, f), whereas donor substituents stabilise it (IIIe).

Divorced Riggan is now in a semi-covert relationship with co-star Laura Andrea Riseboroughh), who wants a baby; however, she also has a Sapphic tendresse for the show's leading lady, Lesley (Naomi Watts), who must act opposite her own boyfriend, Mike Shiner, a hyperactive, narcissistic method-acting diva hilariously played by Edward Norton.

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Weight is a force that acts opposite to lift.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, who acted opposite Williams in his recent sitcom The Crazy Ones, posted a montage of photos of them together.

Acting opposite David was terrifying, because he had a long history as a performer and I was a model and waitress.

As well as Doubt, Adams acted opposite Hoffman in Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master – she was nominated for an Academy Award in each.

He will be played in the movie by the British actor David Oyelowo, who previously acted opposite Winfrey in Lee Daniels' film The Butler.

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