side against

phrasal verb

sided against; siding against; sides against

: to not agree with (someone) : to not support the opinions or actions of (someone)

They both sided against me.

His father sided with his mother against him.

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The centre-half, who is on loan at Palace from Chelsea, had originally been due to play in the side against their League One opponents, only to be replaced by Chadi Riad when the team took to the field. —

Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 But, more importantly, who’s matching up on the other side against us? —

Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 The people of Seoul poured onto the streets, South Korea’s parliament nullified the martial law decree by a vote of 190-0, most of the military sided against the President, and now ministers of Yoon Sok Yeol’s government are resigning. —

Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 To side against Google would mean overturning Supreme Court precedent, Google lawyer Karen Dunn said. —

Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side against