thick as thieves
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thick as thieves
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From thick (“friendly, intimate”), first attested in 1827 as "thick as two thieves".
adjective thick as two thieves · close as thieves
- Intimate, close-knit, tight. So the king sneaked into the wigwam and took to his bottle for comfort, and before long the duke tackled HIS bottle; and so in about a half an hour they was as thick as thieves again, and the tighter they got the lovinger they got, and went off a-snoring in each other's arms.
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adj intimate, close-knit
| Español | como uña y mugre |
|---|---|
| Français | copains comme cochons, comme larrons en foire, comme cul et chemise |
| Italiano | culo e camicia, pappa e ciccia |
| Русский | водо́й не разольёшь vodój ne razolʹjóšʹ |
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