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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At this point in his career, Trump — played with equal amount of oil, vinegar and venom by Sebastian Stan, in a performance that’s less an impersonation than an indictment by a thousand signature-characteristic cuts — is on the wrong side of a binary equation.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 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.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
The investigation comes after several videos of Waymo vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road went viral in recent weeks.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 May 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 15 May 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.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
The investigation comes after several videos of Waymo vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road went viral in recent weeks.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 14 May 2024
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