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opposite
When used as a preposition, 'opposite' does not require the word 'to'. For example, say 'she sat opposite him', not 'opposite to him'. As an adjective, it is often used with the definite article 'the' (e.g., 'the opposite direction') to specify a particular contrary state.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon; Jackson is trying to pitch a new 'decentralized' lifestyle app to Maya via text.
Jackson
This new coin is the opposite of a rug pull. Total moon mission.
Maya
Get a grip, Jackson. You're just throwing money down the drain.
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Jackson uses 'opposite' to contrast his investment with a 'rug pull' (a crypto scam). Maya responds with the idiom 'throwing money down the drain', meaning wasting money on something useless, reflecting her disdain for his financial habits.