choose sides

idiom

: to divide a group into two teams that will play against each other

When we chose sides in gym class, I was always the last person to be picked to be on a team.

—often used figuratively

They are forcing us to choose sides in the dispute.

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This feared doomsday scenario, more than anything else, motivates Qatar to try to find a solution before the peacemaker is drawn into a war and forced to choose sides. —

Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 Events overseas are challenging Americans to choose sides. —

Tom Dart, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024 And the one thing that has been quite consistent in Indian foreign policy is the refusal to pick and choose sides in ways that end up alienating the other. —

Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2024 As the second season begins, Westeros is on the brink of a bloody civil war with powerful houses being forced to choose sides. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for choose sides