on the right/wrong side of (someone)
idiom
: doing things that cause someone to like or dislike one
If you get on the wrong side of him he can be very mean.
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Waterman, some 16 yards out on the right side of the penalty area, deposited the ball into the lower left corner just past the outstretched right hand of Turner.
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Michael Lewis, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
When the plane hit the ground, the landing gear on the right side of the aircraft collapsed.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
By contrast, coming out on the wrong side of the enthralling two-leg tie with Paris Saint-Germain has robbed them of a significant windfall.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
The opening weekend of March Madness is often the most chaotic, as teams heavily favored on paper find themselves on the wrong side of history.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Michael Lewis, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
When the plane hit the ground, the landing gear on the right side of the aircraft collapsed.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
By contrast, coming out on the wrong side of the enthralling two-leg tie with Paris Saint-Germain has robbed them of a significant windfall.
—Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
The opening weekend of March Madness is often the most chaotic, as teams heavily favored on paper find themselves on the wrong side of history.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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“On the right/wrong side of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20side%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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