sway (from) side to side

sway (from) side to side

To continue moving, swinging, bending, tilting, etc., slowly in one direction and then back in the opposite direction. The structure swayed from side to side, threatening to topple at any given minute. Everyone in the crowd was swaying side to side in time with the song.
See also: side, sway
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sway from side to side

to swing or bend from one side to the other. The car swayed from side to side as we started out, indicating that something was seriously wrong. He swayed from side to side with the rhythm of the music.
See also: side, sway
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • sway from side to side
  • sway to and fro
  • sway back and forth
  • backward and forward
  • backward(s) and forward(s)
  • go in the right direction
  • (one) zigged when (one) should have zagged
  • zag
  • zig
  • zigged when one should've zagged