thick as thieves
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"They were thick as thieves," explains Harsha Evangeli, who taught the teenager art.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2025
“They were literally thick as thieves in the sense of sticking together and having each other’s back. They were best friends as well.”
From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2022
We were thick as thieves, the two of us.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
We were thick as thieves for all the years I did ‘Dukes.’
From Fox News • May 29, 2021
Klaus, when Sunny was born, did not like her at all, but by the time she was six weeks old the two of them were thick as thieves.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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