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thick as thieves

adj

Etymology

From thick (“friendly, intimate”), first attested in 1827 as "thick as two thieves".

Definitions

  1. Intimate, close-knit, tight.

    • He and Victoria were as thick as thieves, and are about equal in wickedness.
    • President Bush may think he's as thick as thieves with his pal Vladimir Putin, but hopefully someone at the White House is reading the English edition of Pravda.

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