| 单词 | to be on the safe side |
| 释义 | to be on the safe sideto be on the safe side spokenCAREFUL to do something in order to be certain to avoid an unpleasant situation 为安全起见，为了稳妥 I’d take an umbrella, just to be on the safe side. 为稳妥起见，我还是带把伞好。 Examples from the Corpus to be on the safe side• Dougal had arranged to hire it for the Sunday and the Monday, just to be on the safe side.• He cut a lot to be on the safe side.• She must fetch her raincoat, just to be on the safe side.• She says do not worry, but it's wiser to be on the safe side.• Just to be on the safe side, he may also have invoked topographical features behind which the sun disappears.• So this year, to be on the safe side, she had ordered a roll of chicken wire and metal stakes.• I've had a few copies made to be on the safe side: solicitors, banks ... you know.• Most employers, to be on the safe side, would have fired a lot more workers. → to be on the safe side at safe1(3) |
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