单词 | on a person's side |
释义 | > as lemmason a person's side 26. The actions, attitude, etc., of one person or set of people in relation to another or others. Chiefly with possessive or postmodifying of-phrase, esp. in on a person's side: as far as a specified person is concerned; as regards a specified person. Cf. part n.1 Phrases 1c(b). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > regard or side sidec1275 respect1533 regard1573 concern1589 concernment1646 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > my, his, etc., part sidec1275 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 429 Evrich blisse him is un wille..Al so þu dost on þire side. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 3167 Þe king ek in is syde is herte up on him caste. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1463 (MED) Sad seurte was sikered on boþe sides þanne, þat menskful mariage to make. 1423 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1907) IV. 83 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 3218) LXIV. 1 This endenture y made..be thyxte the Dene & the Chapetre of Exeter yn the on syde & the Mayer & the Comynce of Exeter..yn the other syde. a1450 ( in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 52 (MED) On mannys syde, repentaunce doþ rise, And on goddis syde, mercy is. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxviiiv There shal no misplesaunce [printed misplesauce] be caused through trespace on my syde. 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall 23 I am sure I shall not be pinchd on the parsons side. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxii. 65 Hardly shall I cary out my side Her husband being aliue. View more context for this quotation 1669 R. Montagu Let. 23 Apr. in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Duke of Buccleuch (1899) I. 421 in Parl. Papers (C. 9244) XLVI. 1 The rest of the conversation passed with great inveighing on his side against the Dutch. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 30 Aug. (1965) I. 257 Ladys are not wanting on their side in cherishing and improving these important piques. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 115 I was sorry on my side for the occasion I had given him. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. iii. 52 In declaring your trust in me, you have done what is honourable to yourself..and in no way undeserved on my side. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxvi. 602 He was, on his side too, very anxious to see Mrs. Osborne. 1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. x. 154 From the divine side there can be nothing sudden. 1921 Z. Grey Call of Canyon (1924) iii. 55 They all joked her, 'cept me, an' played tricks on her. An' on her side she was always puttin' her foot in it. 1983 C. Ozick Cannibal Galaxy (1984) 88 On his side he still did not know the simplest datum of her life—was she someone's wife? 2009 C. Mandell tr. J. Littell Kindly Ones 775 On my side, I didn't remain inactive. on a person's side 28. The position or interests of one person, party, etc., esp. contrasted with that of another or others; also figurative. Chiefly in on a person's side: supporting a particular person; (with reference to an abstract concept such as time or luck) operating to the advantage of a particular person.Sometimes overlapping with sense 29.See also to take sides at Phrases 4. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [noun] > side or cause halfa885 side?a1300 quarrel1340 partya1375 parta1382 cause1588 quality1598 ?a1300 in E. Stengel Codicem Manu Scriptum Digby 86 (1871) 55 (MED) [N]ou crist ous lete so bitide [Þ]at we ne wallen in þar side. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7547 (MED) Godd es euer on rightwis side, Werraiand again wrangwis pride. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 124 He þat is on Goddis syde, he heeriþ Goddis wordis. 1445 tr. Claudian's De Consulatu Stilichonis in Anglia (1905) 28 256 The parlement pierys..Seyen the duke of yorke hath god vpon his side. c1500 Melusine (1895) 29 Your enemys ben not here, And knowe you, fayre sire, that I am of your party or syde? 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxlijv Therfore thought they now, or els neuer, yt God was on theyr side. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 141 To the end that the Spaniards might see the meere Irish served on our side. 1668 Lady Chaworth Let. in Hist. MSS Comm.: 12th Rep. App. Pt. V: MSS Duke of Rutland (1889) II. 10 in Parl. Papers (C. 5889-II) XLIV. 393 Mr. Ho..deserves a better fate than to be ever of the loosing side. 1714 R. Fiddes Pract. Disc. (ed. 2) II. 194 The multitude..will always declare on the side of fortune. 1750 Country Jrnl. 14 July 2/1 We pursue them whilst the Luck is on our Side. 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. i. 6 He's the most impertinentest person in the world, and isn't never of my side. 1824 G. Smith Home's Douglas 57 I, wi' right an' reason on my side, Dare scarcely mump a word. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 51 All the influence of Barillon was employed on the other side. 1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 434 All Nature is on the side of the man who tries to rise. 1938 C. Headlam Diary 6 Apr. in S. Ball Parl. & Politics in Age Churchill & Attlee (1999) ii. 126 He struck me as a bit too confident about having public opinion in this country on his side. 1960 P. White Let. 24 Nov. (1994) vi. 177 Fortunately time is on our side. 1997 Philosophy 72 70 Surely the best available arguments are on the side of truth and right? 2003 C. Birch Turn again Home ii. 33 All of them were always on Dad's side whenever there was a fight. < as lemmas |
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