shoulder to shoulder

1 the regiment lined up shoulder to shoulder: SIDE BY SIDE, abreast, alongside (each other).

2 he fought shoulder to shoulder with the others: UNITED, (working) together, jointly, in partnership, in collaboration, in cooperation, side by side, in alliance.

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adverb

1. : in close proximity : side by side

soldiers fighting shoulder to shoulder

old brick houses standing shoulder to shoulder against the sidewalk

2. : in close cooperation

work shoulder to shoulder in the common cause

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shoulder to shoulder

1. Side by side

2. Close together, united, in unity

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side by side

everyone is bunched together shoulder to shoulder

■ acting together toward a common aim; with united effort

we fought shoulder to shoulder with the rest of the country

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shoulder to shoulder

1 : physically close together

Everyone was standing/squeezed shoulder to shoulder on the crowded bus.

2 : united together to achieve a shared goal

I stand shoulder to shoulder with the other legislators in this effort.

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