in league with

in league with somebody

agreeing to do something with someone else The accountant and the chairman were in league to hide the company's debts. I believe my children are in league with the devil!

Usage notes: often said about an activity that is not completely legal or approved of

in league with

Also, in cahoots with. In close cooperation or in partnership with, often secretly or in a conspiracy. For example, "For anybody on the road might be a robber, or in league with robbers" (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859), or We suspect that the mayor is in cahoots with the construction industry. The first term dates from the mid-1500s. The variant, a colloquialism dating from the early 1800s, may come from the French cahute, "a small hut or cabin," and may allude to the close quarters in such a dwelling.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Salomea	sah-law-ME-ah	Polish
Ambram	-	Biblical Greek
My	-	Swedish
Gafar	-	Arabic
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Benedek	-	Hungarian