JAMB - English Language (1999 - No. 43)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided
We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was ......... around him.
We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was ......... around him.
head to head
head above head
shoulder from shoulder
shoulder to shoulder
Explanation
The phrase "shoulder to shoulder" is an idiomatic expression that means people are standing very close together, usually in a dense crowd.
In the sentence: We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was shoulder to shoulder around him, it means the crowd was so tightly packed that spotting someone was difficult.
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