go hand in hand
Always appear together
Go hand in hand describes two things that naturally accompany each other or are closely connected: Poverty and crime often go hand in hand.
The image is of two people walking together with clasped hands—inseparable companions.
Things that go hand in hand are so linked that one typically implies or leads to the other: Innovation and risk go hand in hand.
- correlatedMutually related statistically
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
- linkedFastened to another
- associatedConnected in relationship
- coupledJoined in pairs
two peas in a pod · joined at the hip · partnership · collaboration · side by side · coexistence · mutuality · inseparable · peanut butter and jelly · paired · lock and key · synergy · yin-yang · salt and pepper · cause and effect · chicken and egg · teamwork · symbiotic