left and right adverb 1noun 1 adverb1 •(US, figurative) All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.You can't expect to eat desserts left and right and not gain weight. noun1 •Two rapid successful shots from a double-barrelled gun.Apparently a left-and-a-right in hunting parlance meant to shoot and kill two birds or animals in quick succession, first with your left barrel and then with your right. — 1956
