yardarm to yardarm

yardarm to yardarm

Meaning

obsolete Very close together.

Examples

When I planted the bushes, I put them yardarm to yardarm—I hope they don’t overcrowd each other once they start blooming

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What does the idiom ‘yardarm to yardarm’ mean?

The idiom yardarm to yardarm means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”

How do you use ‘yardarm to yardarm’ in a sentence?

Example usage of idiom ‘yardarm to yardarm’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.

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