| 释义 |
(redirected from come out on the side of)come out on the side of (someone or something)To establish one's opinion or view as being in support of a particular side of an issue. I think the jury is going to come out on the side of the plaintiff. This issue is unjust, and as your mayor, I promise to come out on the side of equality. come down/out on the side of somebody/something decide, especially after considering something carefully, to choose or support somebody/something: After much discussion, they finally came down on the side of nuclear energy.In the argument that followed, my father came down firmly on my side. |