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
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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
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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)
Any bindings that are broken, or any leaves that are loose should be noted, and the books put on one side to be sent to the binder.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
It showed her how accustomed he was to be neglected, and put on one side in the house.
From Owen's Fortune Or, "Durable Riches" by West, Mrs. F.