take sides
idiom
: to agree with or support one person, group, or cause and not another
She refuses to take sides on the issue.
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But refusing to take sides can also be a way to miss the story.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
For one, the region could simply refuse to take sides in the Ethiopian-Eritrean standoff.
—Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
Be the person who stays calm, delivers good work, and does not take sides.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Swiss hosts may just be hoping that by their refusal to take sides, the contest goes off without too much controversy.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
For one, the region could simply refuse to take sides in the Ethiopian-Eritrean standoff.
—Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2025
Be the person who stays calm, delivers good work, and does not take sides.
—Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Meanwhile, the Swiss hosts may just be hoping that by their refusal to take sides, the contest goes off without too much controversy.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 15 May 2025
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“Take sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20sides. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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