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on one's side

on one's side prepositional phrase: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, side.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, side.
    • He was sleeping on my side of the bed.
    • She was on her side and the pale light lay draped across the curve of her body.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 40, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 207
  2. Supporting or advocating for someone.
    • No matter what happens, we will always be on your side.
  3. Helping to succeed; acting as an advantage.
    • Time is not on our side.

Questions about on one's side

What does on one's side mean?
On one's side means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, side.
What part of speech is on one's side?
On one's side is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on one's side in the dictionary

  1. on one's Pat Malone
  2. on one's period
  3. on one's person
  4. on one's plate
  5. on one's Ps
  6. on one's side
  7. on one's tod
  8. on one's todd
  9. on one's toes
  10. on one's uppers
  11. on one's watch

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