Thick as thieves

Posted by ESC August 27, 2002In reply to Thick as thieves posted by mgormaly on August 26, 2002

Where does "thick as thieves" come from?

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The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985) says "thick as thieves" means "intimate, conspiratorially close." And it also refers to an 1833 quote -- from "The Parson's Daughter" by Theodore E. Hook. "She and my wife are thick as thieves, as the proverb goes."

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