by my side
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- idiom
:
a mi lado
- I can't do this without you by my side.
- stay by my side
- stand by my side
- want you by my side
But so he, yeah, he stuck by my side through all that.
- But so he, yeah, he stuck by my side through all that.
- I had Mike by my side, He was with me.
- She's stuck by my side the whole time willingly.
- I just want to say that Danny was there by my side the whole time holding my hand.
- Able to happen with people by my side and I don't have to do everything by myself.
- What legacy would I love to leave and what partner would I love by my side as we're growing together?
- And that's the person that I want on my side, by my side.
- I, I owe some apologies to who have stuck by my side and I just couldn't get it, get it right.
Examples
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But so he, yeah, he stuck by my side through all that.
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Stay by my side, guide me
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But will you stay here by my side all the time?
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Because without you by my side, I would be stuck here on the ground.
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Hold me in your arms so close and stay by my side every night and day.
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I need you here with me, by my side.
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Stay close by my side.
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so long as you are by my side, I do not fear anything
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I want you always by my side
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I can't face the challenges ahead without you by my side.
Synonyms
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At the side of something or someone
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Next to someone or something, side by side
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Support someone during difficult times
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'close to or alongside someone' is directly compositional from 'by' (near) + 'my' (possessive) + 'side' (edge/next to), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the phrase meaning. This is a common literal prepositional construction in English (and mirrored in many languages), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
By my side comes from a simple image: someone standing by my side, right next to you and ready to help or stay with you. That's why it now means 'close to someone' and 'to support'.