| 单词 | on the side of the angels |
| 释义 | on the side of the angelsSupporting the good side, as in Whatever you may think of him, on important issues he's usually on the side of the angels. This expression was coined by Benjamin Disraeli in 1864 in a speech about Darwin's theory that man is descended from apes: “The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.” Before long it was extended to broader use, specifically to the moral view. Words nearby on the side of the angelson the same wavelength, on-the-scene, on the shelf, on the side, on the sidelines, on the side of the angels, on the skids, on the sly, on-the-spot, on the spur of the moment, on the square The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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