to be on the safe side

[to be on the safe side] {adv. phr.}

To take extra precautions; reduce or eliminate the possibility of a mistake, an error, or even danger.

* /Dad always keeps his valuables in a bank's safe deposit box, just to be on the safe side./

Compare: JUST IN CASE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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