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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Recent Examples on the Web Towards the end of the third quarter, Clark was on the wrong side of a hip-check courtesy of Reese’s teammate Chennedy Carter. —

C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024 Both are veteran pitchers proven capable of handling a hefty workload, but each is also on the wrong side of 30 and returning from serious surgeries and lengthy rehab processes. —

Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024 Friday’s Game 1 had a similar lopsided result, only the Kansas City Mavericks found themselves on the wrong side of it. —

Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024 Each document incidents of face-to-face harassment, and each claim to be on the wrong side of power or social clout. —

Charles Homans Gabra Zackman Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the right/wrong side of (someone)

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