15 Metaphors for reverse

Very much the reverse was his state of mind, as he saw the high land of the cape sink, as it might be foot by foot, into the ocean, and then lost sight of it altogether.

You imagine that acts of religious worship are to derive their signification and quality from the intention and meaning of the worshippers: whereas the very reverse of it is the truth.

The reverse of the propositions would be nearer to the truth, because a much larger amount of revenue would be collected by merely converting the ad valorem duties of a tariff into equivalent specific duties.

The reverse is the rule in these modern times, when women are the most ardent and persistent proselytizers of the various sects, a custom which recalls the remark of a distinguished lawyer who failed to recover any assets from a notorious bankrupt he was pursuing for the defrauded creditors: "This man has everything in his wife's nameeven his religion.

I am confident, however, that in a majority of instances the reverse is the case, the affection of the head being the cause of the disorder of the stomach.

The reverse was an ugly quarrel up the river, which ended in the loss of the lives of some sailors and the destruction of a village,a quarrel for which our people were, I suspect, to some extent responsible.

He would never tell anyone his feelings on the subject; but such a sudden reverse of fortune, tearing from him even his home, must have been a great blow to him.

I differ with him totally, however, as to the few readers which such subjects find; for as far as my knowledge reaches, the reverse is the fact.

Not that we say she was wrong, but quite the reverse, considering the circumstances of the case Mr. Rochester was her master, and "Duchess or nothing" was her first dutyonly she was not quite so artless as the author would have us suppose.

The reverse is a beautiful work by Sir Frederic Leighton, President of the Royal Academy, of which the following is a description: "In the center a figure representing the British empire sits enthroned, resting one hand on the sword of justice, and holding in the other the symbol of victorious rule.

" Among les Américaines, where the new neighbor always expects to be called upon by the older residents, this lady might have made friends in spite of being as reserved as 'Sieur George; but the reverse being the Creole custom, and she being well pleased to keep her own company, chose mystery rather than society.

The reverse is the conclusion of experience.

"States, like individuals, who observe their engagements, are respected and trusted; while the reverse is the fate of those who pursue an opposite conduct."

I am confident, however, that in a majority of instances the reverse is the case, the affection of the head being the cause of the disorder of the stomach.

Then it was that his great reverses began, and his glory paled before the sun of the King of England, These reverses may have been the result of incapacity, and they may have been the result of the combined forces which outnumbered or overmatched his own; certain it is that in the terrible contest to which he was now doomed, he showed great force of character and great fortitude, which command our respect.

15 Metaphors for  reverse