take the side of (someone)

idiom

: to agree with or support (one person or group) and not another
The government responded by taking the side of the consumer.

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Creditors typically will take the side of the debt collector. — Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025 Jude’s conclusion shows a real-time argument between the family Angela chooses for her public-service-announcement project and her production-company bosses who take the side of the corporation that accuses and argues just like government authoritarians. — Armond White, National Review, 22 Mar. 2024

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