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This is the description of a wine corks jigsaw puzzle on Amazon:
Pop the cork on your favorite wine as you sit down to work on this challenging 1000-piece puzzle. The corks end to end with their varying sizes, shapes, and colors will test your puzzling skills! Be careful not to spill your glass if you get frustrated with this one!.
What does end to end with mean?
The preposition "with" refers to "corks". It's used to describe the characteristics of them. It does not apply to "end to end".
According to the Free Dictionary
- Placed in a row, such that the ends of each item are touching
This idiom is used to describe how the corks are disposed in the puzzle. Rows of corks, each cork touching the following cork in the row.
You can remove that part and change a bit the punctuation, maybe this way you'll understand the whole phrase. Let forget the "end-to-end" part momentarily. What about?
The corks - with their varying sizes, shapes, and colors - will test your puzzling skills!
