thick as thieves
Sharing every secret
Thick as thieves describes people who are extremely close, sharing secrets and conspiring together like criminals who must trust each other completely.
The phrase emphasizes intimate friendship and loyalty: Those two have been thick as thieves since childhood.
Thick here means closely packed or intimate, not stupid.
- hand in gloveIntimately associated
- bestiesClosest companions, informally
- inseparableUnable to be divided
- close-knitStrongly united group
- closeNearby or to shut
two peas in a pod · friendly · confidants · intimate · blood brothers · fast friends · co-conspirators · in cahoots · tight · bond · clandestine · hush-hush · kindred spirits · birds of a feather · chummy · partners · covert · scheming
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- pairspair, pairs, two, duo, duos
- closenessclose by, close contact, close-knit, next door, up close
thick as thievesestranged
Separated by emotional distance
strangers · at odds · complete strangers · perfect strangers · sworn enemies
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