take sides
idiom
: to agree with or support one person, group, or cause and not another
She refuses to take sides on the issue.
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But Pulse is so unwilling to take sides, keen to instead observe that people are complex and capable of flaws.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, factions had quietly formed within the organization, with the coaching staff and front office feeling obligated to take sides.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Cruz is just one of 26 Texas Republicans on Capitol Hill who will be asked to take sides in one of the most divisive primaries of the 2026 cycle.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
Beyond that, Zelensky is a close friend of Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia (now a political prisoner at home), who advised Zelensky never to take sides in US politics.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, factions had quietly formed within the organization, with the coaching staff and front office feeling obligated to take sides.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Cruz is just one of 26 Texas Republicans on Capitol Hill who will be asked to take sides in one of the most divisive primaries of the 2026 cycle.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2025
Beyond that, Zelensky is a close friend of Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia (now a political prisoner at home), who advised Zelensky never to take sides in US politics.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Take sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20sides. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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