bosom friend
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bosom friend
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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He was a bosom friend of the Prime Minister's son, Horace Walpole, and might have climbed in 18th century London's brightest society.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had the C.I.O.'s President Phil Murray, once a bosom friend, sputtering with rage.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of his ancestors had been a bosom friend of Henry VIII, and the men of Northampton had never bothered greatly about what others said.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is credited with having been a bosom friend of Phineas Taylor Barnum, whom he, as an infant, vaguely remembers having once seen saluting patrons at his show.
From Time Magazine Archive
But anyhow, she’s yo’ bosom friend, so you better go see ’bout her.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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