get on the right side of

Example Sentences

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Borthwick vowed after the summer tour of New Zealand that England would get on the right side of narrow scorelines.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

“We definitely have to regroup and get back on it. It’s two in a row. We have to find a way to get on the right side of it.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

But Soto then pointed out it’s almost impossible for immigrants like him to get on the right side of the law due to costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2022

There’s a fine line between sensitivity and self-aggrandisement, one that both King Krule’s Archy Marshall and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker get on the right side of on their new albums.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020

These men regard the sea as some men regard God—a beneficent being, if you get on the right side of it.

From The Book of This and That by Lynd, Robert