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What does cheek by jowl mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word cheek by jowl? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. In very close physical proximity, crowded together.
  2. (by extension) In very close or intimate association.
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My day-to-day life is largely lived cheek by jowl with Bulgarian colleagues and friends.
Cars and two-wheelers stood cheek by jowl along the sides of the road linking Race Course Road and Avanashi Road, until the parking space was completely full.
We have not had a problem with leopards in over 100 years in Mumbai, though the cats have lived cheek by jowl with us.
People were living cheek by jowl, under intense pressure and even with our logistical support it was no holiday resort.
Agrarian societies had considerable disparities of status, but most people lived similar lives and they lived cheek by jowl.
He has certainly walked lockstep, cheek by jowl with his predecessor in his performance in the House of Commons, when he is here.

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