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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However, the new price on the OnePlus store is about 50 percent higher, putting OnePlus on the wrong side of devices like the Pixel Watch and Apple Watch.
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Those included leaving the bat on the right side of Vallow, who was left-handed, instead of his left, and that there was a lack of physical evidence to show that Cox was hit with the bat before firing the gun, Kay said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Northern Irishman is ready to become Liverpool’s first-choice full back on the right side of the defence.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
For the first time in weeks, Maryland was on the right side of a one-possession game.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Those included leaving the bat on the right side of Vallow, who was left-handed, instead of his left, and that there was a lack of physical evidence to show that Cox was hit with the bat before firing the gun, Kay said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
The Northern Irishman is ready to become Liverpool’s first-choice full back on the right side of the defence.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
For the first time in weeks, Maryland was on the right side of a one-possession game.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 24 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 20 Apr. 2025.
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