sideline
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈsaɪdˌlaɪn/
- A lot of guys took on teaching music as a sideline.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you're right, it is kind of a sideline at the time.
- And you're right, it is kind of a sideline at the time.
- But facial flex is is a sort of a sideline, so to speak, which is fun.
- So that's a very interesting sideline for philosophical themes that I just didn't want to leave out.
- I do a sideline reporting analyst work, play by play right.
Examples
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I then slowly built this sideline into an income that would help me ditch SEO for good.
Blog text (30) -
Eight years ago, Chris Smith diversified his landscaping operations by launching a sideline business, Land and Sea Compost Company.
Academic text (1999) -
I only deal in art as a sideline.
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Or an agent with a profitable sideline in information.
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Do you ever think about consulting as a sideline?
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For these well-known artists, most of whom are self-taught, sign painting is a sideline.
Academic text (1995) -
Many people pursue a writing blog as a sideline to their full-time jobs, generating extra income.
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After work, she runs a small catering business as a sideline to her regular job.
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His love for photography became a sideline that allowed him to sell prints online.
Synonyms
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7.9
A hobby you do for pleasure besides your main job
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3.7
A small job done in free time to earn extra money
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3.9
Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money
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4.0
A hobby or small job you do beside your main job
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember sideline for an extra job is to break it into side ('beside') and line — a job that sits 'beside' your main work. So a sideline is an activity you do in addition to your main job.