right and left

right and left
right and left & left and right
to both sides; on all sides; everywhere. •

I dropped the tennis balls, and they rolled right and left.

There were children everywhere— running right and left.

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{adv. phr.} In or from every direction; all around; on all sides. * /The knight rode into battle striking at the enemy right and left with his broadsword./ * /When the talk ended, questions were thrown at the speaker right and left./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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