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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Second baseman Gleyber Torres signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, leaving a hole on the right side of the infield.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
While political observers are mixed on whether the decision was solely driven by Trump, many agree the move shows Zuckerberg is trying to get on the right side of power following his tumultuous relationship with the president-elect.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Only trains with an R under the train number in the Camden and Penn Line timetables and in the R schedule grid on the right side of the Brunswick Line timetable will operate.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
The terms right-wing and left-wing come from the French Revolution, when the nobility, who sought to preserve the status quo, sat on the right side of the National Assembly, and the revolutionaries, who wanted democratic change, sat on the left.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
While political observers are mixed on whether the decision was solely driven by Trump, many agree the move shows Zuckerberg is trying to get on the right side of power following his tumultuous relationship with the president-elect.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
Only trains with an R under the train number in the Camden and Penn Line timetables and in the R schedule grid on the right side of the Brunswick Line timetable will operate.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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“On the right/wrong side of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20side%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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