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As thick as thieves 

Very good friends who share secrets.

Origin: This saying started to be used at the end of the 18th century. Thieves worked closely together and relied on each other at the time. And that was perhaps the basis for coining the idiom. 

WORDS
thief (pl thieves): a person who steals.

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