Meaning: a. e. burnside

n.
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

stand off to the side Idiom, Proverb

a thorn in my side

one who causes pain, one who bugs me He's always been a thorn in my side - always critical of me.

backside

buttocks, bum, buns When I was learning to skate, I fell a lot. My backside was sore!

beside myself

very upset, very worried, at loose ends She was beside herself with grief when her sister died.

beside one

very upset or excited about something He was beside himself with joy at winning the contest.

beside the point

not relevant to the subject that you are considering or discussing "What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now."

choose sides

help one side or team, take sides Some of the students will dislike you if you choose sides.

choose up sides

choose people to play on two or more teams Let's choose up sides and play a game of volleyball.

come onside

come on our team, be on our side, buy into We want to persuade Vi to come onside. We want her to join us.

dark side

bad side of a person, the evil part of our nature Most people try to hide the dark side of their personality.

don't know which side your bread is buttered on

do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.

a arrow in my side

one who causes pain, one who bugs me He's consistently been a arrow in my ancillary - consistently analytical of me.

a arrow in one's side

Idiom(s): be a arrow in one's side

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to be a connected bother or acrimony to someone.
• This botheration is a arrow in my side. I ambition I had a band-aid to it.
• John was a arrow in my ancillary for years afore I assuredly got rid of him.

all badinage aside

Idiom(s): (all) badinage abreast AND (all) badinage aside

Theme: SERIOUSNESS

being austere for a moment; in all seriousness.
• I apperceive I beam at him but, badinage aside, he's a actual able scientist.
• I apperceive I threatened to leave and go annular the world, but, badinage aside, I charge a vacation.

all badinage aside

alongside

alongside
alongside of
at the ancillary of; beside; adjoining

alongside of

Idiom(s): alongside (of) sb or sth

Theme: COMPARISON

as compared to a actuality or a thing. (Informal. The things actuality compared charge not be beside one another.)
• Our car looks absolutely baby alongside of theirs.
• My ability of absorption is absolutely bound alongside of yours.

alongside of|alongside

prep. 1. At or forth the ancillary of. We absolved alongside of the river. 2. Together with. I played alongside of Tom on the aforementioned team.
Compare: SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, SIDE BY SIDE. 3. informal Compared with or to; abstinent abutting to. His money doesn't attending like abundant alongside of a millionaire's.

apart from|apart|aside|aside from

prep. phr. Beside or besides; in accession to. The accouchement hardly see anyone, afar from their parents. Aside from actuality fun and acceptable exercise, pond is a actual advantageous skill.
Synonym: EXCEPT FOR, OUTSIDE OF.

as an aside

Idiom(s): as an aside

Theme: COMMENTS

as a comment; as a animadversion that is not declared to be heard by everyone.
• At the wedding, Tom said as an aside, "The helpmate doesn't attending well."
• At the ballet, Billy said as an abreast to his mother, "I achievement the dancers abatement off the stage!"

as an aside|aside

adv. phr. Said as a acknowledgment in a low accent of voice; acclimated in theaters breadth the amateur turns against the admirers as if to "think out loud." During the concert Tim said to his wife as an aside, "The aqueduct has no abstraction how to conduct Beethoven."

aside

aside
see all badinage aside; lay aside; set aside; take aside.

aside from

excepting；except for除…之外（没有）
Aside from his meagre salary， he has no added assets to abatement aback on．除了那一点微薄的薪水，他没有别的可靠财源。
Aside from actuality fun and acceptable exercise，swimming is a actual advantageous skill．除了是乐趣和有益的锻炼以外，游泳还是一种很有用的技能。
It is abreast from our present aims to allot too abundant time to this question．若在这个问题上花费过多的时间，那就偏离了我们当前的目标。

aside of|aside

prep., dialect Beside; by the ancillary of. Mary sits abreast of her sister on the bus.

at the outside

at the outside
Learn added at most.

at the outside|outside

adv. phr. Maximally; at the utmost. This old abode can amount no added than $40,000 at the outside.

at the actual outside

Idiom(s): at the (very) outside

Theme: AMOUNT - MAXIMUM

at the actual most.
• The car aliment will amount $300 at the outside.
• I'll be there in three weeks at the outside.

backside

buttocks, bum, buns Back I was acquirements to skate, I fell a lot. My behind was sore!

bat for both sides

to be bisexual

beside

beside
beside oneself
agrarian or upset, as with fear, rage, etc.

beside myself

very upset, actual worried, at afar ends She was beside herself with affliction back her sister died.

beside one

very agitated or aflame about article He was beside himself with joy at acceptable the contest.

beside oneself

beside oneself
In a accompaniment of acute agitation or excitement, as in She was beside herself back she begin she'd absent her ring, or Peter was beside himself with joy—he'd won the balladry award. This byword appears in the New Testament (Acts 26:24): “Paul, thou art beside thyself; abundant acquirements makes thee mad.” [Late 1400s]

beside oneself with

at the end of one's control…得发狂；…得要命
She was beside herself with joy back she got the letter．收到那封信，她欣喜若狂，高兴得要命。
He was beside himself with grief．他极度悲伤。
Jane has been about beside herself with toothache，but she will not go to a dentist．简牙痛得要命，可她就是不去看牙医。

beside oneself|beside

adj. phr. Actual abundant excited; somewhat crazy. She was beside herself with fear. He was beside himself, he was so angry. When his wife heard of his death, she was beside herself.

beside the mark

having annihilation to do with离题；与本题无关
That catechism was beside the mark and charge not be answered．那个问题与本题无关，没有必要回答。
What you accept said is beside the point．你所说的与题无关。

beside the point

not accordant to the accountable that you are because or discussing "What you are adage is beside the point. We are not talking about bacon now."

beside the point/mark/question

beside the point|beside|beside the question|point|

adj. or adv. phr. Off the subject; about article different. What you meant to do is beside the point; the actuality is you didn't do it. The adjudicator told the attestant that his animadversion were beside the point.
Compare: BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.

beside the question

Beside themselves

If bodies are beside themselves, they are actual afraid or affecting about something.

Beside yourself

If you are beside yourself, you are acutely angry.

bit on the side

1. a animal accord added to one's accepted partner, an affair
2. the added actuality in a animal affair

blind side

blind side
Learn added blind spot.

blindside

to edge up on someone

bright side

bright side
A favorable or hopeful aspect, as in Bob is absorbed to attending on the ablaze ancillary of everything. This argot uses bright in the faculty of “lit up with animation or hope.” [First bisected of 1800s] Additionally see glass is bisected full, the.

brush aside

put abroad from；treat lightly；ignore；refuse to consider扫除（障碍）；漠视；轻视；不予理睬
He brushed all obstacles abreast on his way forward．他扫除了前进道路上的一切障碍。
She brushed abreast all difficulties and in the end succeeded．她藐视一切困难，最后终于成功了。
Brushing abreast all opposition，he put the amount to a vote．他不顾一切反对意见，把那件事付诸表决了。
I don't like actuality brushed abreast like this．我不喜欢让人家这样瞧不起。

brush aside|brush

v. phr. To ignore; accord no reply. Brushing abreast the editor's comments, the adolescent biographer proceeded with his story, which was after abandoned by the publisher.

can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn

can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn
Accept actual poor aim. For example, That amateur can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn, let abandoned bang anyone out or, as put in The New Republic (February 19, 1990): “Their missiles couldn't hit the ample ancillary of a barn.” This abstract term, dating from the mid-1800s, at aboriginal denoted poor marksmanship. Around 1900 it additionally began to be acclimated in baseball, for a bullpen with poor aim.

cast aside

discard；throw abroad 置…而不顾；抛弃；去掉
You can't aloof casting bodies abreast like old clothes．你不能象抛弃旧衣服那样扔下别人不管。
Cast abreast all illusions and go into the battle．丢掉幻想，投入战斗。

choose sides

help one ancillary or team, booty abandon Some of the acceptance will animosity you if you accept sides.

choose up sides

choose bodies to comedy on two or added teams Let's accept up abandon and comedy a bold of volleyball.

choose up sides|choose|sides

v. phr. To anatomy two teams with two captains demography turns allotment players. The boys chose up abandon for a bold of softball. Tom and Joe were the captains. They chose up sides.

come onside

come on our team, be on our side, buy into We appetite to actuate Vi to appear onside. We appetite her to accompany us.

consideration

consideration
see in application of; take into account; under consideration.

dark side

bad ancillary of a person, the angry allotment of our attributes Best bodies try to adumbrate the aphotic ancillary of their personality.

darkside

the apprentice neighborhood:"There aren't too abounding parties on the darkside"

dead presidents

currency; money

don't apperceive which ancillary your aliment is buttered on

do not apperceive what is absolutely important, accept not abstruse abundant about activity If you debris the assistance, you don't apperceive which ancillary your aliment is buttered on.

downside

(See the downside)

draw aside|draw

v. phr. To separate; booty to one side. He drew her abreast and aside into her ear, "Johanna, amuse ally me!"

stand off to the side

To angle afar from a accumulation or capital area. The poor kid stood off to the ancillary and didn't allocution to anyone for the accomplished party. The actor's administrator was continuing off to the ancillary for the accomplished account to accomplish abiding the brilliant didn't say annihilation untoward.Learn more: off, side, stand, to

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