I've often thought that the one who controls the language, controls the debate... a few examples, my grandfather would have thought that someone who was Gay was merry, someone who prefers not to have to deal with a pregnancy refers to themselves as Pro-Choice, and left leaning socialist types prefer the label Progressive. So, rather than piss and moan about it, I decided to consider what is already THERE in English expressions that contain the simple words, LEFT and RIGHT.
See if you notice any trends... hee hee
A bit of all RIGHT
A God-given RIGHT
Acknowledge to be RIGHT
Be RIGHT minded
All RIGHT
All RIGHTee then
All RIGHT already!
Am I RIGHT?
Be on the RIGHT track
Be RIGHT in the head
Be RIGHT with you
Catch dead to RIGHTS
Customer is always RIGHT
Dead to RIGHTS
Do RIGHT by someone
Do it RIGHT or don’t do it at all
Dudley Do-Right
Everything’s going to be all RIGHT
Get off on the RIGHT foot
Give one’s RIGHT arm
Go in the RIGHT direction
God’s in Heaven; all’s RIGHT with the world
Head screwed on RIGHT
Heart’s in the RIGHT place
Hit the RIGHT note
I’ll get RIGHT on it
In the RIGHT
Make the RIGHT noises
Might makes RIGHT
Mr. RIGHT
On the RIGHT foot
Play your cards RIGHT
Pressing all the RIGHT buttons
RIGHT side of the law
RIGHT as rain
RIGHT place at the RIGHT time Go down the RIGHT alley
RIGHT to life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, freedom of speech, expression, assembly, privacy, right to bear arms and RIGHT to vote
RIGHT in the kisser
RIGHT on!
RIGHT hand man
RIGHT-of-way
RIGHTeous
Set things RIGHT
Sit up RIGHT
Step RIGHT up
and....
Be LEFT hanging in midair
Be LEFT holding the bag
Be LEFT holding the baby
Elvis has LEFT the building
Have two LEFT feet
I LEFT my heart in San Francisco
LEFT out
LEFT overs
LEFT behind
LEFT for dead
LEFT handed compliment
LEFT by the side of the road
LEFT to one’s own devices
LEFT a wake of destruction in it’s path
LEFT hand doesn’t know what the RIGHT hand is doing
LEFT in the lurch
Out in LEFT field
Things better LEFT unsaid
Monday, May 24, 2010
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