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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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as thick as thieves

0hey, everyone. I know what does this idom mean. But anyone else can tell me where does it come from? 02br
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00as thick as thieves means 01font00a close friend.02font0-
  

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0 "associated on close terms"- "a close friend"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" - it seems to be an old proverb. The OED cites a usage in 1833, but the quotation says "like the old proverb". 0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 "associated on close terms"- "a close friend"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" - it seems to be an old proverb.
  • The OED cites a usage in 1833, but the quotation says "like the old proverb".
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0 "associated on close terms"- "a close friend"; "the two were thick as thieves for months" - it seems to be an old proverb. The OED cites a usage in 1833, but the quotation says "like the old proverb". In which case it probably just means that thieves tend to get together in order to organize crimes.0-
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0 I totally agree with you Feebs 11, because in italian we have the same old proverb and a substantive that it's very similar! 0-
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