be on the side of the angels

To behave in a kind or charitable way, or to support such actions. With war tearing apart the country, being on the side of the angels can cost you your life.

be on the side of the ˈangels

having correct moral principles and behaving correctly: The policemen in Scobie’s crime novels are not always on the side of the angels.

on the side of the angels, to be

Supporting the good side. This expression comes from a speech by Benjamin Disraeli (1864) concerning the problems raised by Darwin’s theory that mankind is descended from apes: “The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.” The phrase was later extended to mean siding with goodness and upholding the moral or spiritual view.

词组	be on the side of the angels
释义	be on the side of the angels be on the side of the angels To behave in a kind or charitable way, or to support such actions. With war tearing apart the country, being on the side of the angels can cost you your life. See also: angel, of, on, side Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. be on the side of the ˈangels having correct moral principles and behaving correctly: The policemen in Scobie’s crime novels are not always on the side of the angels. See also: angel, of, on, side Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary on the side of the angels, to be Supporting the good side. This expression comes from a speech by Benjamin Disraeli (1864) concerning the problems raised by Darwin’s theory that mankind is descended from apes: “The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.” The phrase was later extended to mean siding with goodness and upholding the moral or spiritual view. See also: of, on, side The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: on the side of the angels, to be on the side of the angels tearing hurry do unto others play to the gallery play to the gallery, to play to the crowd burst through burst through (something)
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