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safety in numbers
safety in numbers
safety achieved by being concealed in or united with large numbers of people or other creatures. We stayed close together, thinking that there was safety in numbers. The elderly people went out together for a walk, knowing that there was safety in numbers.
(there is) safety in numbers
being in a group reduces risk We stuck together because we were new in the city and felt there was safety in numbers.