abut against

abut (up) against

To lean or press onto something else. Thanks to all that flooding, the old shed now abuts against the house. That tree is abutting up against your roof—you need to have someone come and take it down.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

abut (up) against something

to rest firmly against something solid. The end of the board abutted against the foundation.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • abut
  • abut (up) against
  • get up against
  • get up against (someone or something)
  • clash
  • clash against
  • clash against (someone or something)
  • against
  • against (someone or something)
  • hedge against
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Intraoperatively, the mass was found to abut against and erode the mandibular cortex.
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Many of the claims lapsed, but for the handful that remain within the proposed protected lands and for others that abut against. it, finding investment dollars for exploration will be a hard sell.
MNR's plans scrutinized: Living legacy sites fall within ongoing geological mapping area. (Timmins and Cochrane)