err on the side of

Meaning

1. err on the side of sth

   to show too much of a good quality

   I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk).

In the movies · 3

• So always err on the side of caution, Carly.Boiling Point2021
• I don't think so, but I like to err on the side of caution.The Gentlemen2020
• you'll have a heightened sense of, I believe, anxiety, so always just err on the side of being safe.Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry2021

Learn it in full scenes

• Boiling Point2021
  • The Food Safety Inspection
  • Health Inspector Downgrades the Kitchen
  • Andy Tries to Hold the Kitchen
• The Gentlemen2020
  • Fletcher Pitches His Story to Ray
  • Mickey and Matthew's Dinner Standoff
  • Mickey Pitches His Weed Empire

More idioms

• fly in the face of
• get under skin
• have eyes in the back of your head
• have your feet on the ground
• have your work cut out
• i beg to differ
• it is just as well
• keep quiet about
• keep your options open
• kill time
• lay a finger on
• lose your cool