hang a left
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He tore down Altadena Drive but before he could hang a left on New York Drive and make it up the narrow zigzag of Kinneloa Mesa Road, he hit a cloud of ashy smoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
You go through Leonardtown’s quaint downtown, then hang a left.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2021
After floating right to the in-house café, hang a left into their huge store.
From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2019
Port Townsend-bound travelers from Seattle and points south are likely to breeze straight on through the intersection but — whoa, Nelly! — hang a left instead, and set a spell at Finnriver Farm & Cidery.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2018
Bourdain slowed down to ask a pedestrian for directions, and the man indicated that, to reach the Metropole Hotel, we should hang a left around Hoàn Kiếm Lake.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 5, 2017
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