contrary to popular belief/opinion

something that you say before you make a statement that is the opposite of what most people believe.

Contrary to popular belief, bottled water is not always better than tap water.

• queer someone's pitch
• question mark over something
• queue-jump
• queue-jumper
• quicken pulse
• quicken the pulse
• quicken your pulse
• quick-fix
• quick fix
• quick one
• quick on the draw
• quick study
• quid pro quo
• quite a bit
• quite a change
• quite a few
• quite a lot
• quite a ways
• quite a while
• quote chapter and verse
• quote someone chapter and verse
• quote, unquote
• quote unquote
• race against the clock
• race against time