Collocations for side - noun

flip, reverse
The reverse side of the coin has a picture of a flower.

far, opposite, other
At the other side of the room, a group of people were clustered around the fire.

near
right, wrong
A car was coming in their direction on the wrong side of the road.

left-hand, right-hand
the left-hand side of the page

east, west, etc.
leeward, seaward, windward
the sunny, leeward side of the island

port (= left side of a boat), starboard
The ship was damaged on her starboard side.

driver's, passenger
She got in the passenger side of the car.

side of
the side of the road

at one side, at the side
Some people were standing at one side of the room.

down one side, down the side
A long bench runs down one side of the room.

from side to side
She shook her head from side to side.
The cat sat with its tail twitching from side to side.

on the side
a factory on the west side of town

on one side, to one side (= not in the middle)
He stood with his head cocked to one side.
She put her head to one side as she talked.

sunny side up
I'd like my eggs sunny side up.

left, left-hand, right, right-hand
the right-hand side of the brain

ache, hurt
I laughed until my sides ached.

down your side
He felt a pain down his left side.

in the/your side
I've a pain in my side.

on your side
I always sleep on my side because I'm not comfortable on my back.
Helen lay on her side in the bed, her face to the wall.

onto your side
Emily turned onto her side and yawned.

at sb's side
He rushed to be at her side.

side by side
The two sat side by side on the bench.

a pain in your side
I felt a sharp pain in my side.

a thorn in the side
The trade deficit is a thorn in the side of the US economy.

bright, plus, positive, sunny
When things go badly, try to look on the bright side. (BrE)
Look at the bright side—you can spend more time at home. (AmE)

dark, negative, seamy, seedy, ugly
This murder highlights the seamy side of Hollywood.
The scandal has shown us the ugly side of politics.

flip
The flip side of nationalism is racism.

caring, creative, feminine
She likes men who do not hide their feminine side.

lighter
Bob is hoping to show off his lighter side.

business, commercial, financial, management, marketing
I had nothing to do with the financial side of the company.

demand, supply
What can we do on the supply side to make this market more competitive?

have
He's usually very kind, but he has his less positive side too.

show
hide
see
He had never seen this side of her before.

side to
There are two sides to every story.
There are several sides to most problems

sb's side of the story
The book gave him the opportunity to give his side of the story.
The book gave him the opportunity to put his side of the story. (BrE)

see the funny side (of sth)
Fortunately, Julie saw the funny side when I spilled coffee on her.

opposing
losing, winning
Democratic, Republican

choose
War forces people to choose sides.

switch
He switched sides and joined the opposition.

accuse sb
Each side accused the other of firing first.

argue sth
Let both sides argue their case.
Both sides argued for increased literacy.

want sth
agree, disagree

on side
He was on the losing side.

on both sides
There were casualties on both sides of the conflict.

good, strong
full-strength
France fielded a full-strength side.

losing, winning
away, home
The home side scored in the opening ten minutes.

League, Test (in cricket)

captain, skipper
lead, steer
He steered his side to victory.

beat, bowl, bowl out, dismiss
The away side were dismissed for 192.

field
Sussex are likely to field a strong side.

win (sth)
play
battle, clash
dominate (sth)
struggle
Both sides struggled to find any sort of form.

score
equalize, level
concede
His side conceded two goals in their last match.

let the side down
I felt I was letting the side down by not going to the wedding.

put your side ahead, put your side in front
Lampard scored a goal to put his side ahead.