I dropped the tennis balls, and they rolled right and left.
•There were children everywhere— running right and left.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
RIGHT AND LEFT — (right: Heb. יָמִין; Akk. imnu, imittu; Ugaritic, ymn; left: Heb. שְׂמֹאל; Akk. šumēlu; Ugaritic, (u)šmʾal; and common Semitic). The biblical usages of right and left are basically fourfold: right as opposed to left; directions (cardinal points); … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Right and left — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
right and left — {adv. phr.} In or from every direction; all around; on all sides. * /The knight rode into battle striking at the enemy right and left with his broadsword./ * /When the talk ended, questions were thrown at the speaker right and left./ … Dictionary of American idioms
right and left — or right, left, and centre informal in large numbers or amounts They re buying up companies right and left … English dictionary
right and left — I. adverb 1. : on or toward the right and the left : toward the right and then the left dodged right and left 2. : on both or all sides : in both or all directions troops looting right and left A.N.Dragnich social events … have been rained out… … Useful english dictionary
right-and-left — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. a. : of or relating to the right and the left b. : designed for right and left feet or for right and left hands 2. : of, relating to, or constituting a screw, pipe coupling, coupling, turnbuckle, or sleeve nut formed… … Useful english dictionary
right\ and\ left — adv. phr. In or from every direction; all around; on all sides. The knight rode into battle striking at the enemy right and left with his broadsword. When the talk ended, questions were thrown at the speaker right and left … Словарь американских идиом
Right and Left Grand — also known as Grand Right and Left , is a square dance move in which all eight dancers in the set, moving in a circular fashion, execute a series of four alternating hand pull bies (right pull by, left pull by, right pull by, left pull by). Men … Wikipedia
Right and left coupling — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
left, right, and centre (also left and right or right and left) — on all sides. → left … English new terms dictionary
