Usually means: Taking precautions to avoid risks.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word to be on the safe side:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. to be on the safe side: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. to be on the safe side: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. (just) to be on the safe side: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. to be on the safe side: Idioms



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