come down/out on the side of somebody/something

come down on the side of (someone or something)

To establish one's opinion or view as being in support of a particular side of an issue. I think the jury is going to come down on the side of the plaintiff. This issue is unjust, and as your mayor, I promise to come down on the side of equality. The candidate needs all the votes he can get, so he knows better than to come down definitively on the side of liberals or conservatives on this issue.

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come out on the side of (someone or something)

To establish one's opinion or view as being in support of a particular side of an issue. I think the jury is going to come out on the side of the plaintiff. This issue is unjust, and as your mayor, I promise to come out on the side of equality. The candidate needs all the votes he can get, so he knows better than to definitively come out on the side of liberals or conservatives on this issue.

See also: come, of, on, out, side

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come down/out on the side of somebody/something

decide, especially after considering something carefully, to choose or support somebody/something: After much discussion, they finally came down on the side of nuclear energy. ♢ In the argument that followed, my father came down firmly on my side.

See also: come, down, of, on, out, side, somebody, something

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