cheek by jowl

English - Turkish

Definition of cheek by jowl in English Turkish dictionary

(deyim) sıkışık

yan yana

teklifsizce

baş başa

(deyim) teklifsizlik

al takke ver külah

yanyana

haşır neşir

başbaşa

içli dışlı

sıkı fıkı

yanak-by-gerdan

English - English

Definition of cheek by jowl in English English dictionary

In close proximity; crammed uncomfortably close together

All sorts of people lived cheek by jowl in the old city.

in close proximity; "the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl"

side by side, in close contact

in close proximity; "the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl

Turkish pronunciation

çik bay caul

Synonyms

arm in arm, beside one another, by the side of, cheek to cheek, close, close together, crowded, hand in glove, hand in hand, on one side, shoulder to shoulder, side by side, very intimate, yardarm to yardarm

Pronunciation

/ˈʧēk ˈbī ˈʤoul/ /ˈʧiːk ˈbaɪ ˈʤaʊl/

Etymology

[ 'chEk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English cheke, from Old English cEace; akin to Middle Low German kAke jawbone.