side with/against

side with/against
support or oppose in a conflict or dispute.
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  • side with someone — side with (someone) to agree with or support someone. When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone to disagree… …   New idioms dictionary

  • side with — (someone) to agree with or support someone. When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone to disagree with or not… …   New idioms dictionary

  • side with somebody (against somebody) — ˈside with sb (against sb/sth) derived to support one person or group in an argument against sb else • The kids always sided with their mother against me. Main entry: ↑sidederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • side with somebody (against something) — ˈside with sb (against sb/sth) derived to support one person or group in an argument against sb else • The kids always sided with their mother against me. Main entry: ↑sidederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • side with — {v.} To agree with; help. * /Alan always sides with Johnny in an argument./ * /Gerald sided with the plan to move the club./ Contrast: SIDE AGAINST …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • side with — {v.} To agree with; help. * /Alan always sides with Johnny in an argument./ * /Gerald sided with the plan to move the club./ Contrast: SIDE AGAINST …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • side\ with — v To agree with; help. Alan always sides with Johnny in an argument. Gerald sided with the plan to move the club. Contrast: side against …   Словарь американских идиом

  • side — ► NOUN 1) a position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point. 2) either of the two halves of something regarded as divided by an imaginary central line. 3) an upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the… …   English terms dictionary

  • side — side1 W1S1 [saıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of an area)¦ 2¦(next to)¦ 3¦(of a building/object/vehicle etc)¦ 4¦(edge)¦ 5¦(of a thin object)¦ 6¦(part of your body)¦ 7¦(shape)¦ 8¦(mountain/valley)¦ 9¦(page)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • side — noun 1》 a position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point. 2》 either of the two halves of something regarded as divided by an imaginary central line. 3》 an upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the… …   English new terms dictionary

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