off to one side
1. Adjacent to or slightly off-center from something. It's a beautiful piece of land, with wide-open fields and a peaceful little pond off to one side. She keeps this little toy bird off to one side of her desk that everyone plays with when they pass by.
2. adverb To a quiet or inconspicuous location apart from other people. The boss drew me off to one side and told me my recent performance had not been satisfactory. I took the student off to one side when he began reacting so badly to his exam results.
off to one side
beside something; (moved) slightly away from something. Our garden has roses in the middle and a spruce tree off to one side. He took me off to one side to tell me the bad news.