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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With Toni Kroos retiring after the Euros, it was thought there would be a vacant spot in the first XI and more minutes might be coming Arda's way whether that were in midfield or on the right side of the front line.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Grant plays Ponyboy Curtis, a teenager who grows up on the wrong side of the tracks in Tulsa in the 1960s.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Keenan Allen was on the right side of the formation running up the numbers to the end zone, and Cole Kmet was running a route into the flat.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
In other words, there’s a thin line separating the good teams from the bad ones, and at the moment, the Rams are on the wrong side of that equation.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Grant plays Ponyboy Curtis, a teenager who grows up on the wrong side of the tracks in Tulsa in the 1960s.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Keenan Allen was on the right side of the formation running up the numbers to the end zone, and Cole Kmet was running a route into the flat.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
In other words, there’s a thin line separating the good teams from the bad ones, and at the moment, the Rams are on the wrong side of that equation.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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