contrary to popular belief

English

Phrase

contrary to popular belief

1. In opposition to what most laypeople would think is true.

   Contrary to popular belief, Columbus was not the first person to discover America.

   • 2016 September 13, Tim Dowling, “Order force: the old grammar rule we all obey without realising”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     I regularly have cause to recall a scene from a novel called Madder Music, by Peter de Vries, in which the main character, a writer who specialises in polo, hears a match announcer telling newcomers to the ground that, contrary to popular belief, the ball is struck with the side of the mallet, rather than the end.

Translations

Translations

• Portuguese: diferente do que muitos pensam
• Turkish: sanılanın aksine, zannedilenin aksine, bilinenin aksine, yaygın inanışın aksine

Further reading

• “contrary to popular belief”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “contrary to popular belief”, in Collins English Dictionary.