partners in crime
Mischief-making duo
Partners in crime are close companions who collaborate on mischief or questionable activities.
The phrase rarely describes actual criminals—it's usually playful, suggesting two people who share secrets, bend rules together, or enable each other's bad habits: My sister and I were partners in crime growing up.
The singular partner in crime works the same way.
- Bonnie and ClydeDepression-era outlaw couple
- accompliceCrime's willing helper
- co-conspiratorPartner in wrongdoing
- inside manEmbedded source for outsiders
- best friendMost trusted companion
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partners in crimesworn enemies
Adversaries committed to opposition
adversaries · nemeses · archenemies · arch-enemies · rivals
partners in crimelone wolf
Self-reliant individualist
solo act · loner · lone ranger · one-man show · going it alone
partners in crimevoice of reason
moral compass · conscience · straight arrow · whistleblower · guardian angel
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