onside

adjective
🔊/ˌɒnˈsaɪd/
🔊/ˌɑːnˈsaɪd/
Idioms
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  1. in some sports, for example football (soccer) and ice hockey, a player who is onside is in a position where playing the ball or puck is allowed未越位;非越位Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOnside is used with these nouns:
    • kick
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Idioms
get/keep somebody onside
  1. (British English) to get/keep somebody’s support得到(或保持)某人的支持
    • The party needs to keep the major national newspapers onside if it's going to win the next election.这个政党要想在下次大选中获胜,就需要得到全国各大报纸的继续支持。🔊🔊
    Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

onside

adverb
🔊/ˌɒnˈsaɪd/
🔊/ˌɑːnˈsaɪd/
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  1. (in some sports, for example football (soccer) and ice hockey) in a position where playing the ball or puck is allowed 未越位;非越位compare offsideTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2