cahoots
/ (kəˈhuːts) /
US partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot)
in cahoots in collusion
Origin of cahoots
1Words Nearby cahoots
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How to use cahoots in a sentence
Selling drugs in cahoots with a childhood friend, a disagreement led to manslaughter by gunshot.
If Gun Violence Is A Disease, These People Might Just Be The Cure | Moral Courage | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe plays Dominic Badguy, who is in cahoots with Constantine, the evil frog.
Exclusive: Kermit the Frog Grills Miss Piggy About ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ Dating, and Hollywood | Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo good can come of allowing politicians, in cahoots with ISPs, to tell the public what a “normal” internet should look like.
“The court and the taxation bureau are in cahoots,” Pu told The Daily Beast.
Ai Weiwei, Tax Evasion Appeal Rejected, But I ‘Morally’ Won the Case | Dan Levin | July 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMars in cahoots with Neptune allows you to realize fantastically creative endeavors.
Lawyer Feeder, who run for state senator an' whose record's none too dainty, is in cahoots with Jordan an' Plimsoll.
Rimrock Trail | J. Allan DunnNow Lewis says these men pack to an' fro from Elgeria, an' he has a hunch they're in cahoots with Smith, who runs a place there.
The Mysterious Rider | Zane GreyWell, the story got around, and so it was, and from that day forth the black boy was 'cahoots.'
The heart of happy hollow | Paul Laurence DunbarWeve also suspected that you have been in cahoots with him, continued the lieutenant in casual tones.
The Gray Phantom's Return | Herman LandonI'm to load 'em up with misrepresentations about how you and the sheriff happen to be working in cahoots.
A Texas Ranger | William MacLeod Raine
Other Idioms and Phrases with cahoots
see under in league with.
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