The idiom "hand in hand"

Question

What is the meaning of the sentence, "Engineering and design go hand in hand"? - Yabi

Answer

Hand in hand is an idiom that is used to say that two people or things are very closely connected or related. Your sentence means that engineering and design are closely connected and part of the same process (of construction). Here are two more example sentences with hand in hand, from Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary:

1. In a film, the images and sounds go hand in hand.
2. The chef works hand in hand with a nutritionist.

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