be (as) thick as thieves

US /bi əz θɪk əz θiːvz/
UK /bi əz θɪk əz θiːvz/
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pappa e ciccia, amici inseparabili

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.
Quei due sono stati pappa e ciccia fin dall'infanzia.
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The new neighbors are already as thick as thieves with the family next door.
I nuovi vicini sono già pappa e ciccia con la famiglia della porta accanto.
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thickthick and fastthick on the groundthrough thick and thin(as) thick as two short planksfaults are thick where love is thin