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Idiom idiom

nuts to butts


Closely one behind the other.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“The crowd was nuts to butts at the concert.”

CONTEXTUAL

“We were packed nuts to butts on the subway train during the busy morning commute.”

COMPLEX

“The small elevator was so crowded that we stood nuts to butts, barely able to breathe until the doors finally opened.”


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bust a nut

    To ejaculate.

  2. 02

    bust one's butt

    To work exceptionally hard.

  3. 03

    butt heads

    To argue uncompromisingly.

  4. 04

    butt in

    To join a conversation or situation in which one is not welcome or invited; to interject (connotes a rude or discourteous interruption).

  5. 05

    butt up

    To touch closely, to scrape (against); to press firmly (against).

  6. 06

    employ a steam engine to crack a nut

    To carry out a simple task in an overcomplicated manner.

  7. 07

    full butt

    headfirst with full force

  8. 08

    get one's butt somewhere

    Go somewhere, especially quickly.

Last updated August 10, 2026