Cheek By Jowl Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cheek by jowl What does cheek by jowl mean?	side by side, in close intimacy	The fans entered the stadium cheek by jowl.
cheek by jowl What does cheek by jowl mean?	side by side, close together	The boxes were placed in the room cheek by jowl and nothing else could fit in.
cheek by jowl What does cheek by jowl mean?	side by side, in close intimacy	The fans entered the stadium cheek by jowl.
cheek by jowl What does cheek by jowl mean?	side by side, close together	The boxes were placed in the room cheek by jowl and there was no room for anything else.
	Some Random Idioms
have been had What does "have been had" mean?	have been cheated or dealt with badly	I felt that I had been had when the salesman sold me the bad product.
more fun than a barrel of monkeys What does "more fun than a barrel of monkeys" mean?	very funny	My uncle is more fun than a barrel of monkeys and we love to visit him.
bore (someone) stiff/to death What does "bore (someone) stiff/to death" mean?	to bore someone very much	Most of the guests at the wedding were bored stiff with the long speeches.
in tandem What does "in tandem" mean?	in single file	All of the students walked in tandem as they went to the sports festival.
Look out for number one What does "Look out for number one" mean?	If you look out for number one, you take care of yourself and your interests, rather than those of other people.
poised for (something) What does "poised for (something)" mean?	to be ready and waiting for something	The army was poised for an attack early in the morning.
take (someone's) temperature What does "take (someone's) temperature" mean?	to measure someone's body temperature	The nurse took my temperature when I went to the hospital yesterday.
hard up What does "hard up" mean?	to not have much money	The man is always hard up for money and he often wants to borrow some.
take down (something) What does "take down (something)" mean?	to write or record something that is said at a meeting/lecture/discussion	I took down many notes during the lecture last week.
do an about-face What does "do an about-face" mean?	to suddenly reverse one's opinion	We did an about-face on our decision to permit drinking coffee in the library.
try (out) one's wings What does "try (out) one's wings" mean?	to try to do something that one has recently become qualified to do	I am planning to try out my wings with my roller blades on Saturday.
get a black eye What does "get a black eye" mean?	to get a bruise near one's eye from being hit, to have one's reputation harmed	The little boy got a black eye when he bumped into the door.

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Cheek By Jowl Idiom