go in a jostling crowd
Shoulder to shoulder, Chinese idiom, pronounced Ji ā nm ó g ǔ J ī, means to describe the traffic congestion. It comes from Qi CE Yi, the strategy of the Warring States period.
The origin of Idioms
"Qi CE I of Warring States policy" says: "on the way to Linzi, the car hub strikes, and people rub their shoulders."
Idiom usage
I can only see the lane is bustling with people, and the sedan chairs coming in and out are endless. (the eighth chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty)
Analysis of Idioms
Shoulder to shoulder
go in a jostling crowd
to return a thing intact to its owner - wán bì guī zhào
keep his wife and children in mind on his deathbed - fēn xiāng mài lǚ
be helpless and in the greatest straits - jì qióng zhì jí
Who has not died since ancient times - rén shēng zì gǔ shuí wú sǐ
retire and give room to better men - tuì ràng xián lù