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shoulder to shoulder

  1. 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.



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"We wanted to find a way to thank the people of Southport for standing shoulder to shoulder with us."

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Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly said parties needed to stand shoulder to shoulder politically to make clear all threats of violence were "absolutely wrong".

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"I, meanwhile, stand shoulder to shoulder with our staff who work so tirelessly to protect our patients from the impact of anti-abortion harassment outside the clinic gate."

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The first thing Banister saw when he entered the darkened room was a No. 28 Pittsburgh Pirates’ jersey hanging in a locker with his name, in black letters and gold trim, running from shoulder to shoulder.

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"When someone stands shoulder to shoulder with American troops and puts his life in danger..." one former Afghan intelligence officer told Reuters in a phone call from an ICE detention center, his voice shaking.

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