stage right en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From stage + right.
Meanings
- Located at stage right.
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(idiomatic, usually, with the verb exit or enter) Involving a change of whether one is involved in a situation.
Whether Bannon was sacked, resigned or left by mutual agreement – as usual with the Trump administration there are contradictory accounts – is immaterial. His exit, stage right, follows that of a clutch of other senior White House aides and reinforces the impression that his presidency is unravelling chaotically only seven months after he entered the Oval Office.
2017 August 20, “The Observer view on Donald Trump’s presidency”, in The Observer:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stage right | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stage right | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |