Idioms

vice versa

This page is about the idiom vice versa

Meaning

You can say "vice versa" when what you have just said is also true in the opposite, or reverse, order.

For example

  • He doesn't believe anything she says, and vice versa. They really don't trust each other.

  • During the cold war, the Americans tried to spy on the Russians, and vice versa.

Origin: From Latin, meaning "the other way round" or "the position being reversed".

Quick Quiz

I like talking to Robert, and vice versa. Robert

a. doesn't like talking to me

b. likes talking to me

c. likes talking to everyone
a) doesn't like talking to me b) likes talking to me c) likes talking to everyone

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