side with sb
— Phrasal Verb with side /saɪd/ verbDefinition
› to decide that you support a particular opinion or belief in an argument: The judge sided with workers who were sacked for refusing to use unsafe equipment.side with sb on sth The Republican administration tended to side with private interests on issues of government regulation.
(Definition of side with sb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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