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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Mallory is a woman on the edge, living on the wrong side of the law and hiding secrets that will bring her and her entire crew into the danger zone.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 July 2024
School board meetings are open to the public and livestreamed on the Carroll County Public Schools YouTube channel and viewable on the right side of the Board of Education’s website at carrollk12.org/board-of-education/meeting-information, under CETV Livestream.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
Judd had a clean look on the right side of the penalty box, but his right-footed tap went wide right.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
Saturday’s blowout loss to the Lynx came after the Libs were on the wrong side of a 7-0 run to start the second quarter and later scoring just nine points in the final period.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 July 2024
School board meetings are open to the public and livestreamed on the Carroll County Public Schools YouTube channel and viewable on the right side of the Board of Education’s website at carrollk12.org/board-of-education/meeting-information, under CETV Livestream.
—Lizzy Alspach, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
Judd had a clean look on the right side of the penalty box, but his right-footed tap went wide right.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
Saturday’s blowout loss to the Lynx came after the Libs were on the wrong side of a 7-0 run to start the second quarter and later scoring just nine points in the final period.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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