lefty loosey, righty tighty in English

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        "Used to recall the direction a standard screw, bolt, or nut must turn to either tighten or loosen, right meaning clockwise and left counterclockwise."
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "mnemonic for tightening and loosening screws",
          "word": "la dreta oprimeix, l'esquerra allibera"
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "la derecha oprime, la izquierda libera"
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"lefty loosey, righty tighty" meaning in English

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