to the side
idiom
1
: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something
The statue is leaning to the side.
—often + ofPull over to the side of the road.
2
: to a place that is on one side : away from other people
Please move/step to the side.
She took the boy to the side and told him to behave.
3
: in a state in which something is not dealt with, done, or used until a later time : aside
Let's put/leave that question to the side for a moment.
He set his household chores to the side to finish writing his essay.
They managed to put some money to the side every month.
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Llewellyn gave Georgiou a cheeky echo of the Starfleet emblem, angled to the side, as a decal liner as part of her eye makeup.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Expand All Several hours before an unfinished building collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three and critically injuring five others, Robert Hamilton pulled off to the side of the road and snapped a few pictures of the steel structure on his phone.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
But Henley didn’t like Sanders’ first draft, and the whole endeavor got brushed to the side when the group broke up.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
For an appearance on SiriusXM on Jan. 23, Palmer wore her hair in big, bouncy waves, parted to the side with lots of body and oomph.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Expand All Several hours before an unfinished building collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three and critically injuring five others, Robert Hamilton pulled off to the side of the road and snapped a few pictures of the steel structure on his phone.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
But Henley didn’t like Sanders’ first draft, and the whole endeavor got brushed to the side when the group broke up.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
For an appearance on SiriusXM on Jan. 23, Palmer wore her hair in big, bouncy waves, parted to the side with lots of body and oomph.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Jan. 2025
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“To the side.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20side. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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