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Idiom idiom

yardarm to


Very close to, very nearby.

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


SIMPLE

“The ship is yardarm to the dock.”

CONTEXTUAL

“We parked our car yardarm to the entrance so we could walk inside quickly.”

COMPLEX

“The small fishing boat drifted yardarm to the jagged rocks, narrowly avoiding a disaster in the dark.”


Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    yardarm it

    To begin to drink alcohol once it is late enough in the day.

  2. 02

    yardarm to yardarm

    Very close to each other.

Last updated August 10, 2026