sideline
/ˈsaɪdlaɪn/noun
उच्चारण साइड्लाइन
साइड बिज़नेस, अतिरिक्त काम-धंधा
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
an activity that you do as well as your main job, especially to earn extra money
साइड बिज़नेस, अतिरिक्त काम-धंधा
- He runs a small catering business as a sideline.
- Teaching music started as a sideline for Radhika.
- 2
[C]
a line along the side of a sports field that marks the edge of the playing area
मैदान की किनारे की रेखा, साइड लाइन
- The coach was shouting from the sideline.
- Players stood on the sideline waiting to be substituted.
Synonyms touchline
- 3
[plural]
a position from which you watch something but do not take part in it
किनारे की स्थिति, दर्शक की भूमिका
- She was happy to stay on the sidelines during the argument.
- Older leaders watched from the sidelines as young members took charge.
verb
- 1
[T, often passive] ~ sb/sth
to prevent somebody from playing in a team, or to make somebody or something less important or influential
किनारे करना, दरकिनार करना, अलग-थलग करना
- He has been sidelined by a knee injury.
- Senior leaders felt sidelined by the new party chief.
Synonyms marginalise exclude ignore push aside
¶Idioms 1
on the sidelines
watching something but not involved in it
केवल दर्शक बनकर, अलग रहकर
- Many countries remained on the sidelines during the conflict.
- Don't just sit on the sidelines; join in.