[NP; these forms only; adv]
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⇒ (usu. of animals) (to go, run) next to, parallel with another or each other:
- side by side;
- neck and neck.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.