on the side

on the side
   1) дoпoлнитeльнo, в пpидaчу [пepвoнaч. aмep.]
    The real directors of industry are paid fixed salaries... and make fortunes "on the side" (W. Lippmann). He is an awfully nice fellow and a very good writer on the side (P. G. Wodehouse)
   2) нa cтopoнe, тaйкoм, пo ceкpeту
    Louise. ...I hated it when you had your tiresome little affairs on the side (N. Coward). 'What's more,' he said, 'you can get in a little fishing on the side. Don't you tell anybody' (T. Capote)

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  • By the side of — Side Side (s[imac]d), n. [AS. s[=i]de; akin to D. zijde, G. seite, OHG. s[=i]ta, Icel. s[=i]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida; cf. AS. s[=i]d large, spacious, Icel. s[=i]?r long, hanging.] 1. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • on the side — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In addition to a main thing, amount or quantity; extra. * /He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side./ * /His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another on the side./ * /The cowboys… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on the side — {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In addition to a main thing, amount or quantity; extra. * /He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side./ * /His job at the hospital did not pay much, so he found another on the side./ * /The cowboys… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • on the side — phrasal 1. in addition to the main portion 2. in addition to a principal occupation 3. secretly outside of one s marriage or romantic relationship < seeing another woman on the side > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Boys on the Side — Infobox film name = Boys on the Side caption = Boys on the Side theatrical poster director = Herbert Ross writer = Don Roos producer = Arnon Milchan Steven Reuther starring = Whoopi Goldberg Mary Louise Parker Drew Barrymore Matthew McConaughey… …   Wikipedia

  • Side — Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Side action — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Side arms — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Side ax — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Side box — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Side chain — Side Side, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster] One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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