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1 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) være for forsigtig* * *(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) være for forsigtig -
2 a thorn in the side
en torn i øjet -
3 side
1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) side2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) side3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) side4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) side5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) side6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) -side7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) -side8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) side9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) side2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) side-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) side2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) side3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) side4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) side5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) side6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) -side7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) -side8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) side9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) side2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) side-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
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4 -side
((the ground etc beside) the edge of something: He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.) -side* * *((the ground etc beside) the edge of something: He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.) -side -
5 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) vrangside* * *(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) vrangside -
6 the seamy side (of life)
(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) vrangside* * *(the roughest, most unpleasant side or aspect of human life.) vrangside -
7 side by side
(beside one another; close together: They walked along the street side by side.) ved siden af hinanden* * *(beside one another; close together: They walked along the street side by side.) ved siden af hinanden -
8 side-street
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9 The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Græsset er altid grønnere på den anden side af hækken.English-Danish mini dictionary > The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
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10 be on the safe side
(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) være på den sikre side* * *(to avoid risk or danger: I'll lock the door just to be on the safe side.) være på den sikre side -
11 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden side* * *(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden sideEnglish-Danish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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12 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden side* * *(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) på den ene side og på den anden sideEnglish-Danish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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13 mountain-side
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14 keep on the right side of
(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) holde dig gode venner med* * *(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) holde dig gode venner med -
15 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vinde/tabe plat eller krone* * *(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vinde/tabe plat eller krone -
16 on the left-hand side
på venstre side -
17 on the right-hand side
på højre side -
18 on the one hand
på den ene side -
19 on the other hand
på den anden side -
20 on the right-hand side
på højre hånd
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