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side
adjectives
one side
• A path leads down one side of the garden to a paved area.
the other/opposite side
• On the other side of the river are some low hills.
either side
(= both sides )
• There were tall hedges on either side of the lawn.
the far side
(= the other side, quite a long way away )
• Nicolo was standing on the far side of the room.
the left/right side
• He received a deep cut on the right side of his face.
the left-hand/right-hand side
• On the left-hand side list the skills and qualifications required for the job.
the east/west etc side
• The shop was on the west side of Culver Street.
the business/financial side
• Geller handles the business side of things.
the technical side
• Gregory works on the technical side, liaising with the sound and lighting people.
the social side
• The social side of the group is very important.
the funny/serious side
• Luckily, when I explained the situation, he saw the funny side of it.
the positive/negative side
• On the positive side, the authors have assembled a wealth of useful material.
the bright side
(= the good things about a situation )
• It was her nature to look on the bright side.
the dark side
(= bad things relating to something )
• The book is an examination of the dark side of genius.
sb’s creative/caring/feminine etc side
• The art program is meant to bring out children’s creative side.
transnet.ir
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In addition to the idioms beginning with SIDE, Also see BLIND SPOT (SIDE); BRIGHT SIDE; CAN'T HIT THE BROAD SIDE OF A BARN; CHOOSE UP (SIDES); GET ON SOMEONE'S GOOD SIDE; GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF BED; IN GOOD WITH (ON SOMEONE'S GOOD SIDE); KNOW WHICH SIDE OF BREAD IS BUTTERED; LAUGH OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH; LET SOMEONE (THE SIDE) DOWN; ON SOMEONE'S SIDE; ON THE SAFE SIDE; ON THE SIDE; ON THE SIDE OF THE ANGELS; OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN; RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRACKS; RIGHT-SIDE OUT; RIGHT-SIDE UP; SEAMY SIDE; SPLIT ONE'S SIDES; SUNNY SIDE UP; TAKE ASIDE (TO ONE SIDE); TAKE SIDES; THIS SIDE OF; THORN IN ONE'S FLESH (SIDE); WORK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET; WRONG SIDE OF.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun flat surface of sth thin ADJ. flip, reverse The reverse side of the coin has a picture of a flower. either of the two parts of a place/object ADJ. far, opposite, other At the other side of the room, a group of people were clustered around the fire. | near | right, wrong A car came rushing towards them on the wrong side of the road. | left-hand, right-hand the left-hand side of the page | east, west, etc. PREP. at one/the ~ Some people were standing at one side of the room. | down one/the ~ A path leads down one side of the garden. | from ~ to ~ The cat sat with its tail twitching from side to side. | on/to one ~ (= not in the middle) She put her head to one side as she talked. right/left part of your body ADJ. left-hand, left, right-hand, right the right-hand side of the brain PREP. down your ~ He is paralysed down his left side as a result of polio. | in the/your ~ I've got an awful pain in my side. | on your ~ I always sleep on my side because I'm not comfortable on my back. aspect/quality of sb/sth ADJ. positive | bad, dark, negative, ugly The scandal has shown us the ugly side of politics. | caring, creative, feminine She likes men who do not hide their feminine side. | business, commercial, financial, management, marketing, etc. I had nothing to do with the financial side of the firm. VERB + SIDE have He's usually very kind and gentle, but he has his less positive side too. | show | hide PREP. ~ to There are several sides to most problems. PHRASES look on the bright side Even when things go badly, try to look on the bright side. | on the credit/debit side On the credit side, we played well, although we lost the match. | see the funny side (of sth) Fortunately, Julie saw the funny side when I spilled coffee on her. team ADJ. good, strong | losing, winning | away, home As the home side, they were expected to play an attacking game. | League, Test VERB + SIDE captain | field Sussex are likely to field a strong side.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary