In close proximity or cooperation, as in The volunteers worked shoulder to shoulder in the effort to rescue the miners. This expression originated in the late 1500s in the military, at first signifying troops in close formation. Its figurative use dates from the
late 1800s.
shoulder-to-shoulder
| Idioms: shoulder to shoulder |
| WordNet: shoulder-to-shoulder |
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
side by side and close together
Derived from adjective: close (meaning #1)
| Shopping: shoulder-to-shoulder |
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