get on the right side of

Example Sentences

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“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

Former UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt discovered one way to get on the right side of Donald Trump.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2021

“He wanted to get on the right side of the narrative.”

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

All you had to do to get on the right side of Danny was to lug him out a half-pound can of paint different from any he'd applied so far.

From The House of Torchy by Brown, Arthur William