on the side of the angels
English
Adjective
on the side of the angels (comparative more on the side of the angels, superlative most on the side of the angels)
- (idiomatic) Fighting for or supporting that which is good, just, or benevolent.
- 1999, Melvyn L. Fein, The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (1999), →ISBN, page 55:
- Each likewise portrays itself as on the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair.
- 2009, Mark Pallen, The Rough Guide to Evolution, Rough Guides (2009), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- But when it comes to the conflict between compassion and cold reason, he is on the side of the angels: […]
- 2012 January 15, Stephen Thompson, "The Reichenbach Fall", episode 2-3 of Sherlock, 01:16:03-01:16:12:
- Sherlock Holmes: Oh, I may be on the side of the angels, but don't think for one second that I am one of them.
- Sherlock Holmes: Oh, I may be on the side of the angels, but don't think for one second that I am one of them.
- 1999, Melvyn L. Fein, The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (1999), →ISBN, page 55: