单词 | on the side |
释义 | > as lemmason the side (k) Originally U.S. on the side. extracted from siden.1 (i) In addition to and served separately from the main part of a meal or course; as a side dish. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [adverb] > served in specific way hot and hot1710 on the side1883 1883 Denver Republican 14 Dec. 5/5 ‘Gimme that snake rare—milk gravy on the side,’ was hallooed to the cook. 1916 Literary Digest 18 Mar. 766/3 ‘Beef stew and a cup of tea for me,’ the new arrival said. ‘Bossy in a bowl—boiled leaves on the side,’ sang the waiter. 1975 D. Lodge Changing Places ii. 95 A club sandwich with french fries on the side. 1988 S. H. Loomis Great Amer. Seafood Cookbk. vi. 159 Serve the remaining stuffing on the side. 2012 Church Times 23 Nov. (Books for Christmas Suppl.) p. xvi/2 Beef meatballs with broad beans and lemon,..and potato latkes on the side. (ii) In addition to one's main job or business activity; as a supplementary source of income; as a sideline.Occasionally with implication of irregularity; cf. Phrases 1f(k)(iii). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [adverb] > as a subsidiary occupation on the side1891 society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adverb] > as subsidiary source of income on the side1891 1891 Winnipeg Free Press 21 Feb. Then there is the Major, who sometime ago was willing to become a scullion in the governor's kitchen—a nice job on the side for a newspaper man. 1898 N.Y. Jrnl. 26 Aug. 9/3 Samuel..started an ice cream parlor, with cigars, tobacco and delicatessen on the side. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse Something Fresh iv. 107 ‘I'm not asking you to be a valet and nothing else.’ ‘You would want me to do some cooking and plain sewing on the side, perhaps?’ 1977 Navy News Dec. 1/3 We do not have information about how many people do jobs on the side, but I suspect that that practice is not confined to the Armed Forces. 2010 New Yorker 15 Mar. 24/3 A thirty-year-old attorney who constructs puzzles on the side. (iii) In addition to a main activity, course of action, etc.; spec. in a clandestine or surreptitious way; secretly; illicitly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb] softlyc1225 by stalea1240 privilya1250 slylyc1275 thieflyc1290 stealingly13.. by stealth1390 stalworthlya1400 theftfullyc1400 theftlyc1400 theftuouslyc1400 under veilc1425 thievishly?c1450 by theft1488 quietly1488 furtively1490 by surreption1526 hugger-muggera1529 in hugger-mugger1529 underhand1538 insidiously1545 creepingly1548 surreptiously1573 underboard1582 filchingly1583 sneakingly1598 underwater1600 slipperily1603 thief-likea1625 clandestinely1632 surreptitiously1643 thievously1658 clancularly1699 stownlins1786 stealthily1806 underhandedly1806 stolen-wise1813 on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818 round-the-corner1820 underhanded1823 stealthfully1828 slinkingly1830 slippingly1830 on the sneak?1863 sneakishly1867 behind backs1874 stalkingly1891 on the side1893 under the counter1926 underground1935 under the table1938 down and dirty1959 sneakily1966 1893 Congress. Rec. 18 Dec. 360/1 He will have no pension attorney, for a silent partner, no relative doing business ‘on the side’ with that bureau. 1904 N.Y. Times 22 June 3 To attend the big fair and receive the entertainment of St. Louis on the side. 1937 D. L. Sayers Zeal of thy House ii. 44 Pocketing commissions and that sort of thing? Doing little deals on the side? 1995 J. Cameron Vinnie got blown Away 108 Anyone you know bought a new video? Course not, too dear. Everyone knew some geezer get one on the side. 2010 Observer 17 Jan. (Escape section) 7/4 A holiday with a bit of volunteering on the side. (iv) With reference to a sexual partner or relationship: in addition to one's spouse or partner; outside of one's marriage or romantic relationship.bit on the side: see bit on the side n. b at bit n.2 and adj.2 Phrases 1h. ΚΠ 1926 A. H. Frederick You've never lived in Hollywood 20 Now B.F. was well satisfied His wife should be thus occupied With the young man from France, For it gave him a chance To play round a bit on the side—Yes, more than a bit on the side. 1927 P. MacDonald Patrol xiii. 140 Queer 'ow folks looks at this goin' on the side. I wouldn't do it at 'ome, o' course. 1968 R. L. Hudson Grace is not Blue-eyed Blond xi. 145 What would some of you say if I told you that I, as a married man, have had three women on the side? 1977 Gay News 24 Mar. 14/4 They may..gear their expectations to include sexual contacts on the side. 1993 J. Green It: Sex since Sixties 32 We'd sneak into public lavatories—this was on the side, I was married—jack up our heroin and then screw up against the wall. 2013 Daily Tel. 27 Nov. 28/7 The realisation your other half has been selfishly having some on the side is a shocking betrayal. < as lemmas |
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