on one's side

prepositional phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, side.

“Time is not on our side.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, side.

    He was sleeping on my side of the bed.

    1 more example

    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.

Translations

Italian dalla propria parte, dalla propria
  • dalla propria partesupporting someone
  • dalla propriasupporting someone
  • dalla propriahelping succeed
Cite this entry
APA

on one's side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20side

MLA

“on one's side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20side. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on one's side,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20one's%20side.

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