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.