Shoulder to shoulder
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ǐ Ji ā NQ í sh ē ng, which means to compare equal or similar status and prestige. It comes from the biography of Wucan in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
Wu Shu Wu can Zhuan, a chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, says: "although I am proud and lonely, I can't compare myself with Lu Xun and bu Jing in the same county."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attribute; used of status, prestige, etc
Shoulder to shoulder
The party and the party work together - ē dǎng xiāng wéi
Single is easy to break, many is hard to break - dān zé yì zhé,zhòng zé nán cuī
have only to open one 's mouth to be fed -- lead an easy life , with everything provided - fàn lái kāi kǒu
the family is in straitened circumstances - jiā dào zhōng luò