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right, left and center

right, left and center is the alternative form of left and right.

Meaning of left and right

Adverb

left and right (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, US, figuratively) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.
    • You can't expect to eat desserts left and right and not gain weight.

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Questions about right, left and center

What is right, left and center the alternative form of?
Right, left and center is the alternative form of left and right.

Words near right, left and center in the dictionary

  1. right whale dolphins
  2. right whales
  3. right wing
  4. right wings
  5. right you are
  6. right, left and center
  7. right, left and centre
  8. right, title and interest
  9. right-about
  10. right-about-face
  11. right-about-faced

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Adapted from Wiktionary: right, left and center (page history and authors); left and right (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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