be (as) thick as thieves

US /bi əz θɪk əz θiːvz/
UK /bi əz θɪk əz θiːvz/
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1.

to be very close friends and share secrets, often in a way that excludes others

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Those two have been as thick as thieves since childhood.
The new neighbors are already as thick as thieves with the family next door.