opposite number, one's
(one's) opposite number
Someone who has the same or very similar position, role, or function in a different group, company, or country; one's counterpart elsewhere. I've been going over the merger details with my opposite number in the XYZ Media. The Environmental Protection Agency and their opposite numbers around the globe have been negotiating new legislation aimed at curbing the effects of climate change.
See also: number, opposite
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
opposite number, one's
One's counterpart, as in He's my opposite number in the California office. This expression is generally used for a person's equivalent in another organization or system ( number alluding to their position in a hierarchy). [c. 1900]
See also: opposite
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- be replaced by (someone or something)
- be replaced with (someone or something)
- be remembered as (something)
- be remembered as/for something
- at (one's) doorstep
- at doorstep
- at expense
- at somebody's expense
- at someone's expense
- at (one's) expense