side with someone

side with someone
side with (someone) to agree with or support someone.

When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer.

Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone - to disagree with or not support someone:

As much as I hate to side against a friend, I feel she is wrong.

Related vocabulary: take sides

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • side with — (someone) to agree with or support someone. When workers have sued companies for violating their privacy, judges have usually sided with the employer. Usage notes: the opposite meaning is expressed by side against someone to disagree with or not… …   New idioms dictionary

  • side with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms side with : present tense I/you/we/they side with he/she/it sides with present participle siding with past tense sided with past participle sided with side with someone to agree with one particular person and… …   English dictionary

  • side with — Syn: support, take someone s part, stand by, back, be loyal to, defend, champion, ally oneself with …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • side with — verb To choose to take the same point of view as (someone) …   Wiktionary

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  • side against — [phrasal verb] side against (someone) : to not agree with (someone) : to not support the opinions or actions of (someone) They both sided against [=opposed] me. His father sided with his mother against him …   Useful english dictionary

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