| Idiom | Cheek by Jowl |
|---|---|
| Example | I thought that Omar and Mike had a fight, but I saw them today in the gym, cheek by jowl. |
| Meaning | very close together, side by side |
| Origin | William Shakespeare used a similar expression, "cheek by cheek," in his famous romantic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, written about 1595. "Cheek by jowl" was a variation invented two centuries later. "Jowl" is another word for the jaw or cheek. So if two people are together with one person's cheek right by another person's jowl, they're pretty close indeed. |
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