on the right/wrong side of (someone)
idiom
: doing things that cause someone to like or dislike one
If you get on the wrong side of him he can be very mean.
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The record reflects on this past year of his career and the betrayals he’s been on the wrong side of amid his beef with K. Dot.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
One invitee to Sunday's rollout, Rob Maurer, was the passenger in the 10-mile ride across South Austin that demonstrated the robotaxi failing to complete a left-hand turn, driving on the wrong side of the road then whipping back into the correct lane.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That means if there's someone on the right side of the road, move over to the furthest left lane, said Lann.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
Three years after his confession, on October 11, 1991, Swaggart was pulled over by a police officer in Indio, California for driving on the wrong side of the road.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
One invitee to Sunday's rollout, Rob Maurer, was the passenger in the 10-mile ride across South Austin that demonstrated the robotaxi failing to complete a left-hand turn, driving on the wrong side of the road then whipping back into the correct lane.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
That means if there's someone on the right side of the road, move over to the furthest left lane, said Lann.
—Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2025
Three years after his confession, on October 11, 1991, Swaggart was pulled over by a police officer in Indio, California for driving on the wrong side of the road.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 July 2025
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“On the right/wrong side of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20side%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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