weak side
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of weak side
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“I saw her cut from the weak side, we made eye contact, two people came to me and I passed it to her. On our team you have to be thinking all the time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2026
The 6-foot-2, 230-pound played primarily weak side linebacker at Wyoming and had 109 tackles and two sacks last season.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
For the yen, its slide back past the weak side of 149-per-dollar suggested some scepticism around whether Japan's finance ministry had really ordered an intervention, though it was enough to quieten short sellers.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
The yuan slid to the weak side of 7.3 per dollar despite a firm fixing of its trading range by the central bank.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2023
Adah’s weak side was overtaken by convulsive trembling, and Rachel seemed to be in a trance.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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