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on someone's good side

on someone's good side prepositional phrase: in someone's good graces; approved of by someone; not having annoyed or irritated someone.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In someone's good graces; approved of by someone; not having annoyed or irritated someone.
    • I think... I might've... failed Pomni. Just like I failed Jax. Try too hard to get on their good side, and then I just... end up pushing them away! And then they end up hating me!2025 August 15, Gooseworx, “They All Get Guns” (18:32 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 6, spoken by Ragatha (Amanda Hufford)

Questions about on someone's good side

What does on someone's good side mean?
On someone's good side means in someone's good graces; approved of by someone; not having annoyed or irritated someone.
What part of speech is on someone's good side?
On someone's good side is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on someone's good side in the dictionary

  1. on someone's books
  2. on someone's butt
  3. on someone's dick
  4. on someone's dime
  5. on someone's doorstep
  6. on someone's good side
  7. on someone's hands
  8. on someone's mind
  9. on someone's own dime
  10. on someone's radar
  11. on someone's radar screen

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