on the side of the angels

Meaning: (idiomatic)Fighting for or supporting that which isgood,just, orbenevolent.1999, Melvyn L. Fein,The Limits of Idealism: When Good Intentions Go Bad, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,→ISBN,page55:Each likewise portrays itself ason the side of the angels, as fighting the good fight against adversaries who are neither decent nor fair.2009, Mark Pallen,The Rough Guide to Evolution‎[1], Rough Guides,→ISBN:But when it comes to the conflict between compassion and cold reason, he ison the side of the angels:[…]2012January 15,Stephen Thompson, "The Reichenbach Fall", episode 2-3 ofSherlock, 01:16:03-01:16:12:Sherlock Holmes:Oh, I may beon the side of the angels, but don't think for one second that I am one of them.

Examples:

EN: Well, things have come to a pretty pass when you're on the side of the angels of Whitehall.
ES: Verás, las cosas han llegado a una situación crítica desde que te pusiste del lado de los ángeles de Whitehall.
EN: The luck is on the side of the angels tonight.
ES: Los ángeles tienen suerte hoy.
EN: You think you're on the side of the angels?
ES: ¿Te crees que estás en el escuadrón de los ángeles?
EN: Glad to see you on the side of the angels.
ES: Me alegra verle en el bando de los ángeles.
EN: I also believed that we were on the side of the angels.
ES: También creía que estábamos del lado de los ángeles.
EN: You got to believe that I'm on the side of the angels. I'm counting on you.
ES: Créeme, yo estoy en el lado de los ángeles y cuento contigo.
EN: Ethel Waters was on the side of the angels. So was the Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg score.
ES: Ethel Waters estaba en el lado de los ángeles, así como la partitura de Harold Arlen y Yip Harburg.
EN: Jedburgh... You are not and never will be on the side of the angels.
ES: Jedburgh... no estás y nunca estarás del lado de los ángeles.
EN: Well, I decided if I couldn't be on the side of the angels anymore, I didn't want to play.
ES: Decidí que si no podía seguir del lado de los ángeles no quería jugar.
EN: - I'm not an instigator. - You are. I'm on the side of the angels.
ES: - ¿Hay posibilidad de que pueda hablar.... ...en esta conversación, ¿O sólo estás escribiendo en voz alta?
EN: Just having a nun translate for you doesn't put you on the side of the angels.
ES: El que una monja les traduzca no los pone del lado de los ángeles.
EN: Yeah. By holding hands with Neitzcheans, we're not exactly on the side of the angels.
ES: Sí, entonces es una contradicción darle la mano a los Nietchanos, No estamos del lado de los ángeles.
EN: From now on, I play on the side of the angels.
ES: De ahora en adelante, soy de los buenos.
EN: Yeah, well, your friend Lex isn't exactly on the side of the angels.
ES: Tu amigo Lex no está exactamente al lado de los ángeles.
EN: I'm on the side of the angels.
ES: Estoy con los ángeles.

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