Meaning of left, right, goodnight | Babel Free

Definitions

A series of three hits (typically punches): one with the left hand, then one with the right hand, then one which knocks the recipient out.

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Examples

“As he wasn't yet on the floor, Jamie finished him off with a brutal 'left, right, goodnight' to the jaw, which knocked the boy out cold.”

“It was the left hook a few seconds later that really did for me. At that point I really should have gone into full-on defensive mode and tried to kill the seconds and ride out the round but instead, and this is where inexperience comes in, I tried to counter-attack. I was in no state to do so. A classic left, right, goodnight and it was all over.”

“The snickers at him announcing himself as 'Dick' were soon put to a halt when he whipped those guns out, giving you a good 'left, right, goodnight' if you didn't hand over those gunky pearl earrings that had never seen an anti-bac wipe.”

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