Idiom
err on the side of
Meaning
To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I always err on the side of caution when I travel.”
“When you are unsure about the dress code, it is better to err on the side of being too formal.”
“The committee decided to err on the side of transparency, releasing all internal documents to the public to ensure complete trust in their decision.”
Examples
simple
“I always err on the side of caution when I travel.”
contextual
“When you are unsure about the dress code, it is better to err on the side of being too formal.”
complex
“The committee decided to err on the side of transparency, releasing all internal documents to the public to ensure complete trust in their decision.”
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