cheek by jowl

Related to cheek by jowl: broken reed

cheek by jowl

Positioned very close together. (The cheek and the jowl—the lower part of the jaw—are in close proximity to each other on the face.) You couldn't fit a piece of paper in the storage room now—all those boxes are stacked in there cheek by jowl.

See also: by, cheek

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cheek by jowl

Fig. side by side; close together. The pedestrians had to walk cheek by jowl along the narrow streets. The two families lived cheek by jowl in one house.

See also: by, cheek

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cheek by jowl

Side by side, close together, as in In that crowded subway car we stood cheek by jowl, virtually holding one another up. This term dates from the 16th century, when it replaced cheek by cheek.

See also: by, cheek

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

cheek by jowl

COMMON If people or things are cheek by jowl, they are very close together, especially in a way that seems strange. The two communities had lived cheek by jowl. The houses of the rich and poor stood cheek by jowl. Note: `Jowl' is an old-fashioned word for `cheek'.

See also: by, cheek

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

cheek by jowl

close together; side by side.

Jowl here is used in the sense ‘cheek’; the phrase was originally cheek by cheek .

See also: by, cheek

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌcheek by ˈjowl (with somebody/something)

side by side (with somebody/something); very near: If he’d known that he was to find himself seated cheek by jowl with his old enemy he wouldn’t have attended the dinner.

The jowl is the lower part of the cheek and so the cheek and the jowl are next to each other.

See also: by, cheek

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cheek by jowl

Side by side; close together.

See also: by, cheek

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

cheek by jowl

Close, intimate, side by side. The term is a very old one, dating back to the sixteenth century (when it apparently replaced the still older cheek by cheek: “I’ll go with thee, cheek by jowl,” wrote Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 3.2). Eric Partridge deemed it a cliché by the mid-eighteenth century.

See also: by, cheek

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

Chinese puzzle
cube
cube out
keep on
up there
differ in
differ in (something)
come between
come between (two or more people)
come after

References in periodicals archive

Cheek By Jowl is a London-based theatre company formed, in 1981, by director Declan Donellan and designer Nick Ormerod.

Othello

All in all Juneteenth Texas presents what might be expected in such a collection, a very uneven mix of methodological and ideological perspectives, solid (even heavy) works of research cheek by jowl with lightweight reminiscences, well-crafted and closely argued presentations in company with haphazardly organized exercises in enthusiasm and spleen.

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore

Cheetahs stalked the Midwestern prairie, cheek by jowl with lions, camels, sloths, tapirs, yaks, llamas, and other mammals that survive today only on other continents.

The Killing Fields

And in any event how can a Government that has taken such pains to publicise the horrors and terrors of life in Kosovo actually turn down an application for British citizenship from anyone whose only alternative is to return to live cheek by jowl with Serbs responsible for these atrocities?

Crying shame that Cherie didn't burst into tears earlier

When you see these people living cheek by jowl, all the different religions and backgrounds, and the pressure to survive, it's a miracle that they are not in a constant state of riot."

Sturla Gunnarsson's long and dangerous journey (Such a long journey)

The irony of that remarkable transition is not that the Everglades wilderness exists cheek by jowl with one of the nation's fastest-growing urban areas.

New life for the "River of Grass." (the Everglades, Florida) (Watershed Wars)

When one finds dirty streets in Manila and Cebu, with electrical wires hanging willy-nilly, and with squatter shacks and gated communities found cheek by jowl, we have very little to boast about, besides the irony of finding so many smiling people who seem incomprehensibly cheerful amid all the squalor.

Little to boast for tourism

These magnificent game animals live cheek by jowl with some very poor subsistence farmers, mindful of the safety of their livestock which represent their entire capital.

Killers of lion Cecil were not sportsmen; Views of Wales

The criticallyacclaimed Cheek by Jowl return for the UK premiere of the anarchic, darkly funny Ubu Roi (which roughly translates as King Turd).

Top comics at arts centre

CREDITS: A Cheek by Jowl co-production with the Barbican London, Les Gemeaux/ Sceaux/Scene Nationale and Sydney Festival presentation of a play in one act by John Ford.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

It isn't an industry of the future and it wouldn't sit cheek by jowl with the learning establishment proposed for the site and an ambitious scheme that could create 6,000 new clean, green jobs.

Ship breaking not right for this site; VOICE OF THE NORTH

Twenty-two insurgents have been killed and 25 others detained in clashes with security personnel in Pakistan's lawless tribal region, lying cheek by jowl with the Afghanistan border.<p>A private TV channel, monitored here, reported on Saturday that the deadly firefights were touched off by Taliban militants' attacks on security checkpoint in Aurakzai and Kurram Agencies.

24 dead in Pakistan firefights

Just you and them, cheek by jowl, for the rest of your days.

Joined at the hip brothers; DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: THE WORLD'S OLDEST CONJOINED TWINS WEDNESDAY, FIVE,9pm

HARD AT WORK: Pupils working cheek by jowl in their classrooms, left, and in the domestic science room and the metalwork room, below; SPORT: Boro skipper Tony Mowbray at the school, right; far right, teachers Linda Cross and Michael Cain fr right; and, bottom, the girls' athletics teams

Remember When: GOLDEN DAYS

Holidays mean living cheek by jowl with your nearest and dearest when all those annoying little habits you can put up with at home suddenly become magnified a thousand-fold.

When life is just one long holiday

词组	cheek by jowl
释义	cheek by jowl Related to cheek by jowl: broken reed cheek by jowl Positioned very close together. (The cheek and the jowl—the lower part of the jaw—are in close proximity to each other on the face.) You couldn't fit a piece of paper in the storage room now—all those boxes are stacked in there cheek by jowl. See also: by, cheek Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cheek by jowl Fig. side by side; close together. The pedestrians had to walk cheek by jowl along the narrow streets. The two families lived cheek by jowl in one house. See also: by, cheek McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cheek by jowl Side by side, close together, as in In that crowded subway car we stood cheek by jowl, virtually holding one another up. This term dates from the 16th century, when it replaced cheek by cheek. See also: by, cheek The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. cheek by jowl COMMON If people or things are cheek by jowl, they are very close together, especially in a way that seems strange. The two communities had lived cheek by jowl. The houses of the rich and poor stood cheek by jowl. Note: `Jowl' is an old-fashioned word for `cheek'. See also: by, cheek Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cheek by jowl close together; side by side. Jowl here is used in the sense ‘cheek’; the phrase was originally cheek by cheek . See also: by, cheek Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary ˌcheek by ˈjowl (with somebody/something) side by side (with somebody/something); very near: If he’d known that he was to find himself seated cheek by jowl with his old enemy he wouldn’t have attended the dinner. The jowl is the lower part of the cheek and so the cheek and the jowl are next to each other. See also: by, cheek Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cheek by jowl Side by side; close together. See also: by, cheek American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. cheek by jowl Close, intimate, side by side. The term is a very old one, dating back to the sixteenth century (when it apparently replaced the still older cheek by cheek: “I’ll go with thee, cheek by jowl,” wrote Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 3.2). Eric Partridge deemed it a cliché by the mid-eighteenth century. See also: by, cheek The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: Chinese puzzle cube cube out keep on up there differ in differ in (something) come between come between (two or more people) come after References in periodicals archive Cheek By Jowl is a London-based theatre company formed, in 1981, by director Declan Donellan and designer Nick Ormerod. Othello All in all Juneteenth Texas presents what might be expected in such a collection, a very uneven mix of methodological and ideological perspectives, solid (even heavy) works of research cheek by jowl with lightweight reminiscences, well-crafted and closely argued presentations in company with haphazardly organized exercises in enthusiasm and spleen. Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore Cheetahs stalked the Midwestern prairie, cheek by jowl with lions, camels, sloths, tapirs, yaks, llamas, and other mammals that survive today only on other continents. The Killing Fields And in any event how can a Government that has taken such pains to publicise the horrors and terrors of life in Kosovo actually turn down an application for British citizenship from anyone whose only alternative is to return to live cheek by jowl with Serbs responsible for these atrocities? Crying shame that Cherie didn't burst into tears earlier When you see these people living cheek by jowl, all the different religions and backgrounds, and the pressure to survive, it's a miracle that they are not in a constant state of riot." Sturla Gunnarsson's long and dangerous journey (Such a long journey) The irony of that remarkable transition is not that the Everglades wilderness exists cheek by jowl with one of the nation's fastest-growing urban areas. New life for the "River of Grass." (the Everglades, Florida) (Watershed Wars) When one finds dirty streets in Manila and Cebu, with electrical wires hanging willy-nilly, and with squatter shacks and gated communities found cheek by jowl, we have very little to boast about, besides the irony of finding so many smiling people who seem incomprehensibly cheerful amid all the squalor. Little to boast for tourism These magnificent game animals live cheek by jowl with some very poor subsistence farmers, mindful of the safety of their livestock which represent their entire capital. Killers of lion Cecil were not sportsmen; Views of Wales The criticallyacclaimed Cheek by Jowl return for the UK premiere of the anarchic, darkly funny Ubu Roi (which roughly translates as King Turd). Top comics at arts centre CREDITS: A Cheek by Jowl co-production with the Barbican London, Les Gemeaux/ Sceaux/Scene Nationale and Sydney Festival presentation of a play in one act by John Ford. 'Tis Pity She's a Whore It isn't an industry of the future and it wouldn't sit cheek by jowl with the learning establishment proposed for the site and an ambitious scheme that could create 6,000 new clean, green jobs. Ship breaking not right for this site; VOICE OF THE NORTH Twenty-two insurgents have been killed and 25 others detained in clashes with security personnel in Pakistan's lawless tribal region, lying cheek by jowl with the Afghanistan border.<p>A private TV channel, monitored here, reported on Saturday that the deadly firefights were touched off by Taliban militants' attacks on security checkpoint in Aurakzai and Kurram Agencies. 24 dead in Pakistan firefights Just you and them, cheek by jowl, for the rest of your days. Joined at the hip brothers; DOCUMENTARY OF THE WEEK EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: THE WORLD'S OLDEST CONJOINED TWINS WEDNESDAY, FIVE,9pm HARD AT WORK: Pupils working cheek by jowl in their classrooms, left, and in the domestic science room and the metalwork room, below; SPORT: Boro skipper Tony Mowbray at the school, right; far right, teachers Linda Cross and Michael Cain fr right; and, bottom, the girls' athletics teams Remember When: GOLDEN DAYS Holidays mean living cheek by jowl with your nearest and dearest when all those annoying little habits you can put up with at home suddenly become magnified a thousand-fold. When life is just one long holiday
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