choose sides
idiom
: to divide a group into two teams that will play against each other
When we chose sides in gym class, I was always the last person to be picked to be on a team.
—often used figurativelyThey are forcing us to choose sides in the dispute.
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This would mean those still trading with Russia would face the tariff, forcing them to choose sides.
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Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That's likely Baby Joey, Metamorpho’s weird little son, who gets snatched and possibly held for ransom, which could force Metamorpho to choose sides between helping Lex Luthor or Superman.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
For some, the idea that two truths can exist at once feels foreign—especially in a world that encourages us to choose sides, stay polarized, and view life in absolutes.
—Essence, 13 June 2025
This happens because our universities do not choose sides.
—James Unnever, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
That's likely Baby Joey, Metamorpho’s weird little son, who gets snatched and possibly held for ransom, which could force Metamorpho to choose sides between helping Lex Luthor or Superman.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
For some, the idea that two truths can exist at once feels foreign—especially in a world that encourages us to choose sides, stay polarized, and view life in absolutes.
—Essence, 13 June 2025
This happens because our universities do not choose sides.
—James Unnever, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025
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“Choose sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choose%20sides. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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