side against
phrasal verb
sided against; siding against; sides against
: to not agree with (someone) : to not support the opinions or actions of (someone)
They both sided against me.
His father sided with his mother against him.
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Among Russia’s closest neighbors – Finland, the Baltic states, and Poland – there are growing doubts that Washington would stand by their side against an attack by Mr. Putin.
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
The 50 per cent win rate is the highest of any side against United in the history of the competition.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In court, the Biden administration pushed Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a Reagan appointee, to side against the Abbott administration.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of these industries are still reeling from the first Trump presidency when trade disputes about aluminum, steel, and airplanes with the European Union resulted in retaliatory 25% tariffs lodged by both sides against sectors of the wine and spirits industry.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
The 50 per cent win rate is the highest of any side against United in the history of the competition.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
In court, the Biden administration pushed Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, a Reagan appointee, to side against the Abbott administration.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Most of these industries are still reeling from the first Trump presidency when trade disputes about aluminum, steel, and airplanes with the European Union resulted in retaliatory 25% tariffs lodged by both sides against sectors of the wine and spirits industry.
—Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Side against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20against. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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