shoulder to shoulder

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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.

Related Words

collectively
in tandem
jointly
simultaneously
together

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