right-hand
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- adjective
- /ˈraɪtˌhænd/
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mano derecha
- Whichever one she chooses, she still wants me as her right-hand man.
- a right-hand man
And I was his right hand dude in Houston.
- And I was his right hand dude in Houston.
- So I call Kate, you know, the right hand person of of Senator Harry Reid.
- I'll trade Rich Player, my right hand man, for Tony Yayo.
- He hadn't shaved and his right hand man was just standing out on the porch kind of standing guard.
- He creates a new position which hadn't existed before, a kind of day-to-day political manager, a right hand man.
- He is my right hand arm man.
- OK, so I don't get involved in into all this payment stuff, but who I have to pay is my second, my right hand diver.
- So anyway, his right hand guy was a guy named Matt Cole KOEHL and Matt Cole and his right hand guy took over Martin Kerr.
- Obviously where you became friends with Elliot, obviously a big thing was you're like your right hand man was Theo.
Examples
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And Gates has been Paul Manafort's right hand man for years.
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I'm counting on you to be my right hand.
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I want you to be my new floor manager, to be my right hand man and my left.
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His dad was my assistant or my right hand man, Frank Senior.
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I'm his right hand man.
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Harry, this is my right-hand man.
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This is Vic, my left and right-hand man.
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Because 10 former teammates, including his right-hand man, were lined up ready to testify.
Blog text (4) -
You're my right hand, Reese, and I've never thanked you for it.
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As the project manager, Lisa is my right-hand in coordinating all team activities.
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Etymology
Right-hand for a trusted helper comes from the idea that the right ('more used') hand is the one people rely on most, so a right-hand person is a leader's most trusted assistant.