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thick as thieves
*thick as thieves
Cliché very close-knit; friendly; allied. (Thick = close and loyal. *Also: as ~.) Mary, Tom, and Sally are as thick as thieves. They go everywhere together. Those two families are thick as thieves.
thick as thieves
Intimate, closely allied, as in The sisters-in-law are thick as thieves. This term uses thick in the sense of "intimate," a usage that is obsolete except in this simile. [Early 1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Enok | | E-nok (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Harsh | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati |
Luljeta | | - | Albanian |
Kiaran | | - | English (Rare) |
Flip | | FLIP | Dutch |
Walburga | | - | German |