righty tighty, lefty loosey (English, phrase)
expansion: righty tighty, lefty loosey
Senses:
glosses: Used to recall the direction a standard screw, bolt, or nut must be turned to either be tightened or loosened, or the direction a key must be turned to either lock or unlock something, right meaning clockwise and left meaning counterclockwise.
tags: mnemonic
Forms:
form: lefty loosey, righty tighty
tags: alternative