on opposite sides of the barricades
Holding starkly opposite views on an issue.
ADJ
complete, direct, exact, precise, very | polar
OPPOSITE + VERB
be the case, be true
Many people think exercise is boring, but for athletes the opposite is true.
PREP
the ~ of/to
Success is often the opposite of what we initially expect in life.
PHRASES
exactly/just/quite the opposite
Her first impression of the city was quite the opposite of what she had imagined.