What are non-ironic English expressions used with a meaning opposite to their literal meaning? [closed]
Solution 1:
It's not quite "opposite", but decimate is usually used to mean "totally destroyed" rather than "reduced by 10%".
Solution 2:
The alarm goes off when an intruder enters the house.
It would seem logical that go off means the alarm switches off, but go off means (in this case) begin to sound.
Solution 3:
I hate it when people say "I could care less" instead of "couldn't care less." It seems to be more or less acceptable though in conversation.