Collocations for "aside"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "aside" in context.
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aside
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- aside from being the [only, best, least]
- aside from not having enough (experience)
- aside from (having) [a few, some] minor errors
- aside from [that], I cannot think of anything
- aside from [that], nothing occurs to me
- [put, keep] that aside for now
- put his book aside and [got, stood] up
- set (it) aside to cool
- set aside money for [school, a rainy day, an emergency]
- set aside our differences and [get along, work together]
- [pulled, took] me aside to [ask, propose that]
- pulled me aside at the [dinner, party]
- please step aside
- step aside and let me [through, in]
- stand aside and let me [in, help, see]
- refused to step aside
- was cast aside during the [debate, election]
- was pushed aside (to make room for)
- but all [joking, kissing] aside
- joking aside, let's [talk seriously, get down to business]
- as a quick aside, I would (just) like to [mention, say]
- [mention] it only as an aside
- was only meant [to be, as] an aside
- she said to him as an aside
- whispered an aside to
- [heard, caught, overheard] an aside
- just one brief aside
- an aside to the main [topic, point, event, objective]
'aside' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):