| 单词 | on the safe side |
| 释义 | > as lemmason the safe side P13. on the safe side: with a margin of security to avoid error or danger. Now chiefly in to be on the safe side. Cf. sense 9a, and on the sure side at sure adj., adv., and int. Phrases 5c. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > with caution [phrase] > on the safe side, etc. for (also occasionally to) (the more) sureness1419 on the safe side1719 safety first1843 better (to be) safe than sorry1874 1687 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times sig. a 4 I have some Right, Methinks,..to speak a Word or Two on the Safe Side of the Question.] 1719 J. Leng Nat. Obligations x. 317 I cannot see how we could reasonably advise a wise man to act otherwise than on the safe side. 1788 S. Low Politician Out-witted iv. iii. 51 It is a laudable imperfection, if I may be allowed the phrase;—it is erring on the safe side, for women's affairs are delicate things to meddle with, ladies. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility III. iv. 78 Determining to be on the safe side, he made his apology in form as soon as he could say anything. View more context for this quotation 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest I. xi. 207 Be on the safe side, and do not trust him too far. 1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 84 They should rather err on the safe side. 1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 307 For the sake of being on the safe side, I have taken the lowest value. 1921 R. W. Chapman Engin. & University 5 If in many cases the design was neither the best possible nor the most economical, the engineers at least generally erred on the safe side. 1994 Harrowsmith Country Life Dec. 52/2 To be on the safe side, wrap duct tape around the joint where the pipe meets the thimble. 2006 S. Harrigan Challenger Park xxxii. 310 There had been some damage to one of the engines of the shuttle. Just to be on the safe side, it had come home early. < as lemmas |
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