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Cheek by jowl

adj, adv

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tightly packed. idiomatic

    "Books on etymology lay among Tamil poetry and volumes on religion were cheek by jowl with science fiction."

Adverb
  1. 1
    In very close physical proximity, crowded together. idiomatic

    "We shared the long hours, the often rough seas, the successes and the disappointments in a close companionship with the captains and crews of the Italian boats and also with the little clique of fishermen whose small draggers were moored cheek by jowl with us in Annisquam Harbor."

  2. 2
    In very close or intimate association. broadly, idiomatic

    "By so doing you will certainly profit the art of fiction. For books have a way of influencing each other. Fiction will be much the better for standing cheek by jowl with poetry and philosophy."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in close proximity wordnet

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