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to the left

to the left prepositional phrase: different; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Different; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.
    • Sunshades are really just umbrellas, but to the left.
    • Dean says "I love you" but it's not quite on purpose. After Castiel almost gets hurt in a hunt Dean loses his shit and may say some things he can't take back.2022 January 8, Casey06, “I love you (but to the left)”, in Archive Of Our Own (fan fiction), archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see to, the, left.
    • My sister is on the right in this picture, and I'm to the left.

Examples of to the left in a sentence

  • Kespar is a really cool card game he created […] (think poker but to the left) and chatting with him is not only a joy, but can lead to things like a new fortune telling tarot deck for the world!2022 November 16, @vesmiryn, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024:
  • ‘minecraft is an advanced version of cookie clicker’ whatever is wrong with his brain is also what’s wrong with my brain but to the left […]2023 March 18, @Not_Bxnny, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Jun 2024:
  • I thought it meant like. fried, but to the left.2024 May 20, @ChronosAster, Twitter, archived from the original on 20 May 2024:

Questions about to the left

What does to the left mean?
To the left means different; resembling a given concept, but different in an unspecified way.
How do you use to the left in a sentence?
Kespar is a really cool card game he created […] (think poker but to the left) and chatting with him is not only a joy, but can lead to things like a new fortune telling tarot deck for the world!
What part of speech is to the left?
To the left is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to the left in the dictionary

  1. to the gunwales
  2. to the hilt
  3. to the house
  4. to the last
  5. to the last man
  6. to the left
  7. to the letter
  8. to the life
  9. to the limit
  10. to the manner born
  11. to the manor born

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