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on the side of the angels, to be be on the side of the angelsTo behave in a kind or charitable way, or to support such actions. With war tearing apart the country, being on the side of the angels can cost you your life.See also: angel, of, on, sidebe on the side of the ˈangels having correct moral principles and behaving correctly: The policemen in Scobie’s crime novels are not always on the side of the angels.See also: angel, of, on, sideon the side of the angels, to beSupporting the good side. This expression comes from a speech by Benjamin Disraeli (1864) concerning the problems raised by Darwin’s theory that mankind is descended from apes: “The question is this: Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.” The phrase was later extended to mean siding with goodness and upholding the moral or spiritual view.See also: of, on, side |