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
In foreign exchange markets the slightly stronger dollar pushed the Japanese yen back to the weak side of 150 to the dollar, and it hovered at 150.1 in the Asia morning.
From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023
China's July data, such as retail sales, business investment and industrial production were "on the weak side," Ueda said, according to the text posted on the BOJ's website on Monday.
From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023
But White came from the weak side to block George the next time down, and then Brown and Tatum each grabbed an offensive rebound to run out most of the last 30 seconds.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022
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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