cahoot
Americanidioms
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in cahoot / cahoots,
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in partnership; in league.
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in conspiracy.
in cahoots with the enemy.
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go cahoots, to share equally; become partners: Also go in cahoot with, go in cahoots
They went cahoots in the establishment of the store.
Etymology
Origin of cahoot
1820–30, perhaps < French cahute cabin, hut, equivalent to ca ( bane ) cabin + hutte hut
Example Sentences
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Don't ax me; ax the witches what she has in cahoot.
From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)
Br'er Bat flaps out in de gloomin' dark, An' even ef he's boun' for a harmless lark, He favors de devil an' he keeps sech hours Dat he seems in cahoot wid de evil powers.
From Daddy Do-Funny's Wisdom Jingles by Stuart, Ruth McEnery
What to do with Baby Koot Worries all the whole cahoot.
From Cobwebs from a Library Corner by Bangs, John Kendrick
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