| 词组 | to be on the side of the angels |
| 释义 | (redirected from to be on the side of the angels)be on the side of the angelsTo 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 ˈangelshaving 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 beSupporting 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. |
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