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词组 shoulder to shoulder
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Idiom
shoulder to shoulder
Theme: TOGETHERNESS
side by side; with a shared purpose.
The two armies fought shoulder to shoulder against the joint enemy.The strikers said they would stand shoulder to shoulder against the management.
Idiom
shoulder to shoulder
if you stand shoulder to shoulder with a person or a group of people, you support them during a difficult time.
The chairman stood shoulder to shoulder with the managing director throughout the investigation.
idiomshoulder to shoulder1 if people are standing shoulder to shoulder, they are close together:The men stood shoulder to shoulder on the grass, listening to the captain's speech.About thirty students stood shoulder to shoulder in a low-ceilinged classroom watching the fuzzy images on a black-and-white TV.2 used in order to say that people are working together in an attempt to achieve something or defend something:We remembered the days when we had fought shoulder to shoulder against the invaders."All are agreed," said the Canadian Prime Minister, "we stand shoulder to shoulder with Britain in this quarrel."

shoulder to shoulder

Together, side by side, in cooperation for a shared goal or purpose. We all must work shoulder to shoulder if we wish to see this legislation repealed. Bystanders, police officers, and firefighters worked shoulder to shoulder clearing rubble from the town after the earthquake.

shoulder to shoulder

Fig. side by side; with a shared purpose. The two armies fought shoulder to shoulder against the joint enemy. The strikers said they would stand shoulder to shoulder against the management.

shoulder to shoulder

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.

shoulder to shoulder

1 side by side. 2 acting together towards a common aim.
Sense 2 developed from the idea of soldiers standing side by side in unbroken ranks.

shoulder to shoulder

1. In close proximity; side by side.
2. In close cooperation.
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