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cheek by jowl
- Situated side by side or in close contact: âThe commuters were packed in the subway cheek by jowl.â
Idioms and Phrases
Side by side, close together, as in In that crowded subway car we stood cheek by jowl, virtually holding one another up . This term dates from the 16th century, when it replaced cheek by cheek .Example Sentences
Ruoffâs team has already used it to make diamond films composed of thousands of tiny crystals packed cheek by jowl.
The threat to residents is magnified by the particular geography of Khartoum - its key strategic installations, which are being targeted, sit cheek by jowl with residential areas.
âThe houses are crammed in there, cheek by jowl,â he added.
The documentary is distinguished by its striking visual design, which expresses the theme of âthe city as a space where human and non-human lives are constantly jostling cheek by jowl.â
Imagine the potential carnage if someone at rush hour opens fire inside a crowded Metro car, where 120 people might be crammed cheek by jowl.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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