no side to
idiom
British, informal
—used to say that someone is not arrogant or pretentious
He was a war hero and yet there was no side to him.
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This one stars Indya Moore as Skye and Luka Sabbat as Billy, two siblings dealing with their parents’ estate, but, disappointingly, there’s no side to their conversation, as there has been previously.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a critical juncture in Iranian history: the people have no side to turn to, not their own regime, and not foreign powers.
—Ava Homa, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a critical juncture in Iranian history: the people have no side to turn to, not their own regime, and not foreign powers.
—Ava Homa, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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“No side to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20side%20to. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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