on the right/wrong side of (someone)
idiom
: doing things that cause someone to like or dislike one
If you get on the wrong side of him he can be very mean.
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Developing a new productive capacity takes time, so senior executives who have a wait and see attitude may find themselves on the wrong side of an experience curve that will be hard to compete with.
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John Sviokla, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
According to an indictment seen by Newsweek, Bracho was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road at high speed when her vehicle hit the Wolfes' Jeep head-on, leaving the boy's parents with broken bones and injuring her own two children.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Do not fret about Travis being on the wrong side of justice, because a cowboy at Travis’s pool party takes a few minutes to explain to Beth Dutton that all horse pricing is based on luck.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
No one can afford to be on the wrong side of the new administration.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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John Sviokla, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
According to an indictment seen by Newsweek, Bracho was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road at high speed when her vehicle hit the Wolfes' Jeep head-on, leaving the boy's parents with broken bones and injuring her own two children.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Do not fret about Travis being on the wrong side of justice, because a cowboy at Travis’s pool party takes a few minutes to explain to Beth Dutton that all horse pricing is based on luck.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2024
No one can afford to be on the wrong side of the new administration.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“On the right/wrong side of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20side%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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