left right left
Drill sergeant's chant
Left right left is a marching cadence—the rhythm called out to synchronize footsteps, with each word corresponding to which foot strikes the ground.
The phrase captures the repetitive, alternating pattern of walking in formation: The drill sergeant shouted left right left as the recruits crossed the parade ground.
It evokes military discipline and regimented movement.
- marchRhythmic group walk
- forward marchOrder to begin walking
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- drillHole-boring device
- drill sergeantTrains raw recruits harshly
military · boot camp · rhythm · in step · step · parade · marching band · boots · formation · sergeant · marching · marching orders · command · sound off · soldiers · tempo · infantry · stomp
- Military CadencesJody, marching cadence, marching song, sound off, call and response
left right leftfree movement
Unrestricted ability to travel
chaos · scatter · break ranks · at ease · fall out
left right leftfree dance
Unchoreographed bodily expression
improvisation · at ease · dismissed · stand down · fall out
left, right, leftward, rightward, leftmost, rightmost, rightly, righteous, righteousness