Curious Linguistics
A list of English phrases which have a literal opposite that means the same thing in common usage:
- I’m down for some ice cream.
- I’m up for some ice cream.
- I could care less.
- I couldn’t care less.
- I filled in the form.
- I filled out the form.
how about:
“that pile of wood is flammable”
“that pile of wood is inflammable”