Usage of "on the side"

Without official authorization.

Usage of on the side in English

Fate was on the side of good; she would not want this! 
 For Love Of Evil 

The quail on the side-hills were still sounding the clear water call. 
 The red pony 

History is not really on the side of Danny Willett this week. 
 The Guardian 

They sat down on the side of the moor in the heather. 
 Mary Olivier: a Life 

The advantage in numbers was all on the side of the smugglers. 
 With Wolfe in Canada: The Winning of a Continent 

Mr Boyle said many parents were on the side of the teachers. 
 Radio NZ 

He continued to work his day job, improving 8chan on the side. 
 Wired 

Now trot in with the tray and leave it on the side-table. 
 Babbitt 

He now becomes the central figure on the side of the reformers. 
 General History for Colleges and High Schools 

History is on the side of Actelion, the corporate governance specialist said. 
 Reuters 

So she was on the side of the tiger; she always was. 
 If I May 

He sat in trousers and shirt on the side of the bed. 
 The Prussian Officer 

He was indeed; he was on the side of the fallen angels. 
 Orthodoxy 

The two police cars were behind them now on the side road. 
 The increment: a novel 

But in any case I am on the side of the prisoner. 
 If I May 

At this moment, we need to err on the side of caution. 
 The Guardian 

Meanings of on the side in English