on your right
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1.0
- adposition
:
a tu derecha
- It's the first door on your right.
- door on your right
- first door on your right
- hall on your right
If you go down this street, it's on your right hand side about a mile down.
- If you go down this street, it's on your right hand side about a mile down.
- Listen to a beep on your left and then on your right.
- It's like knock, knock on your right on your, on your penis, you know, on the top.
- We got a call that came in and I want to drop it on your right here, gang.
Examples
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Is the woman on your right your mother?
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On your right, the River Wear makes a snaking black ribbon between Sunderland proper and well-lit Monkwearmouth on the opposite shore.
Fiction book (2001) -
Uh, bathroom is the first door on your right.
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If you go down this street, it's on your right hand side about a mile down.
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We're half a mile on your right
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You will find this store located on your right after you have entered the park as you walk towards Main Street.
Blog text (15) -
On your right, you will notice a door leading to a restricted area.
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On your right, the Irish are singing.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Angler's the big white place on your right, just opposite the Mercat Cross.
Fiction book (1991) -
Is the woman on your right your mother?
Synonyms
45
1.3
On or toward the right side
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly and compositionally derived from its parts: 'on' (location) + 'your' (second-person possession) + 'right' (the right-hand side), so a learner who knows each word can infer 'located to your right'. This is a routine, cross-linguistically common locative expression used in everyday directions, making it immediately understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
The phrase on your right comes from people pointing to the right side while giving directions or passing someone. Saying on your right shows that something is 'on the right side of you', so it is used to tell where to find something.