take sides
idiom
: to agree with or support one person, group, or cause and not another
She refuses to take sides on the issue.
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The safe haven is a place where bad things never happen until their kids are implicated in a shocking scandal at their exclusive private school and Juliet and Lorna are forced to take sides.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
After Dorit made a comment about Sutton Stracke's drinking during her Fourth of July party, the group began to take sides.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The schism may force Trump to ultimately take sides between the largely white, working-class supporters who first made MAGA succeed, and the techno-libertarian billionaires like Musk who are at the center of his new administration.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
Election supervisors should not take sides in a political debate involving ballot access.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
After Dorit made a comment about Sutton Stracke's drinking during her Fourth of July party, the group began to take sides.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The schism may force Trump to ultimately take sides between the largely white, working-class supporters who first made MAGA succeed, and the techno-libertarian billionaires like Musk who are at the center of his new administration.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
Election supervisors should not take sides in a political debate involving ballot access.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Take sides.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20sides. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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