All related terms of 'side-on'

set apart from the rest, as provision for emergencies , etc, or to avoid muddling

If you are on someone's side , you are supporting them in an argument or a war .

If someone does something on the side , they do it in addition to their main work.

If something is on your side or if you have it on your side , it helps you when you are trying to achieve something.

to give you an advantage and help you to achieve something

an extramarital affair

as a precaution

You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.

the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive , pleasant , or useful than its other aspects

tending to be too heavy

to do something as a precaution , although it is unlikely to be necessary

to try to be cheerful about a bad situation by concentrating on the few good things in it or by thinking about how it could have been even worse

If you say that luck was on someone's side , you mean that they succeeded in something by chance as well as by their own efforts or ability.

beyond (a given age); older than

younger than (a specified age )

to come into disfavour with

If you say that something is on the small side , you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side , you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young.

If you say that someone is on the side of the angels , you believe very strongly that what they are doing is right .

If you put something to one side or put it on one side , you temporarily ignore it in order to concentrate on something else.

If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side , you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens , even though this may be unnecessary .

If you look on the bright side , you try to be cheerful about a bad situation by thinking of some advantages that could result from it, or thinking that it is not as bad as it could have been.

to be trying to do what you think is morally right

to be ill-tempered from the start of the day

If you say that someone got out of bed on the wrong side , you mean that they have been bad-tempered ever since they woke up that morning .

If you get on the wrong side of someone, you do something to annoy them and make them dislike you. If you stay on the right side of someone, you try to please them and avoid annoying them.

illegitimate

to be cross or grouchy

to know what is to one's advantage and from what source it comes

to understand fully how you are likely to benefit from a situation, and know what to do or who to please in order to put yourself in the best possible situation

to show sudden disappointment or shame after appearing cheerful or confident

If you say that someone knows what side their bread is buttered on , you mean that they know what to do or who to please in order to stay in a good situation or to avoid a bad one.

If you err on the side of caution , for example , you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks .

If you err on the side of caution , for example , you decide to act in a cautious way, rather than take risks .

said to mean that although someone is happy or successful at the moment , things are likely to go wrong for them in the future . The American expression is someone will be laughing out of the other side of their mouth .

said to mean that other people may appear to be in a better or more attractive situation than you, but in reality their situation may not be as good as it seems

said to mean that someone is in a very bad mood without there seeming to be any obvious reason for it