keep on the right side of somebody

to be careful not to annoy someone, because you want them to help you and not cause problems for you 对某人赔小心，小心不惹某人生气

We tried to keep on the right side of the housekeeper, so that she would let us bring beer in.

我们尽量和管家搞好关系，这样她就肯让我们带啤酒进来了。

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keep on the right side of somebody• But those wanting to keep on the right side of the law will have to steer clear of the grape.• They were keeping on the right side of the powers that be.

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单词	keep on the right side of somebody
释义	keep on the right side of somebody keep on the right side of somebody to be careful not to annoy someone, because you want them to help you and not cause problems for you 对某人赔小心，小心不惹某人生气 We tried to keep on the right side of the housekeeper, so that she would let us bring beer in. 我们尽量和管家搞好关系，这样她就肯让我们带啤酒进来了。 Examples from the Corpus keep on the right side of somebody• But those wanting to keep on the right side of the law will have to steer clear of the grape.• They were keeping on the right side of the powers that be. → keep on the right side of somebody at side1(12)
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