Communication

someone's side of the story

one person's account of what happened

Someone's side of the story is their personal account of an event or disagreement.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Tom says Maya was rude to him.

I want to hear Maya's side of the story too.

Play the conversation

Before you decide who's responsible, you should hear both sides of the story.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Let's hear her side of ‸ story first.

Say: Let's hear her side of the story first.

The fixed phrase normally includes “the” before “story.”

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

hear someone's side of the story; tell someone's side of the story

Your turn: say it out loud

Before you decide who's responsible, you should hear both sides of the story.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

someone's side of the story

one person's account of what happened

“Before you decide who's responsible, you should hear both sides of the story.”

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