put on one side

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Too many dishes were put on one side, and in the middle of the dinner the table tipped over.

From Time Magazine Archive

After you die, your sins will be put on one side of a scale, and Ma’at’s feather will be put on the other.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

We may therefore put on one side as an unsupported and unfortunate guess the suggestion that the Epic of Gilgamesh is the setting forth of a series of zodiacal myths.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

He put on one side, in the strong compartment which contained the machine, all that might become of use to him, such as wood, iron, cordage, and canvas.

From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor

He left a letter telling me where to find a large sum of money which he had put on one side.

From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)