shoulder to shoulder

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

“What Spaniards want is to see their institutions, not fighting with each other, but working shoulder to shoulder,” he said as he announced it.

From BBC

Flavorful street food sizzles on every corner, rickshaws and scooters blare their horns in symphonic competition, and cats and dogs thread between your legs as pedestrians shuffle shoulder to shoulder.

From Salon

“We will work together, shoulder to shoulder, and I intend to seek his assistance in the forums that influence the conduct of the war,” Netanyahu said.

From BBC

"Seeing me and Em together, shoulder to shoulder, brought up SO many feelings for people in our crew and management," he wrote.

From BBC

Inside, she found people, primarily femmes, dancing shoulder to shoulder in the humid room to artists like Rosalía and El Alfa.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• collectively
• in tandem
• jointly
• simultaneously
• together