Meaning of your other right | Babel Free
Definitions
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Your left-hand side. (Used to correct oneself after saying "your right", having intended "your left".) humorous
- Your right-hand side. (Used to correct another person who has been directed to move (or look, etc) to "your right" but has mistakenly moved left.)
Examples
“Finally, I heard the captain say to the helmsman, “Your other right, for God's sake! Your other right!” The helmsman had been turning left every time I said to come right. He had been steering us directly into the Penn Docks.”
“"Riiight-FACE!" Some guys move left and Sergeant Johnson's on them immediately, “Your OTHER right, dickhead! Your OTHER RIGHT! God almighty DAMN, are you a bunch of fucking idiots or what! College students, Sergeant Sargent! Our nation's brightest. They don't even know their left from their right."”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.