abut on

abut on

To adjoin or meet at an edge or boundary. He is finding it difficult to sell his house since his property abuts on a cemetery.
See also: abut, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

abut on something

[particularly of the edge of an area of land] to meet or touch something along one boundary or at one point. Our land abuts on the shopping center's parking lot.
See also: abut, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have an/the edge over (someone or something)
  • have, etc. an/the edge on/over somebody/something
  • have an edge on
  • have an edge on (someone or something)
  • skirt around
  • skirt around (someone or something)
  • back and edge
  • topple off
  • topple off of (something)
  • back (someone or something) up to (something)