thick as thieves
водой не разольёшь
Intimate, close-knit, tightIntimate, close-knit, tight.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Intimate, close-knit, tight.
водо́й не разольёшьvodój ne razolʹjóšʹ
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
intimate, close-knit:
Origin
From thick (“friendly, intimate”), first attested in 1827 as "thick as two thieves".From thick (“friendly, intimate”), first attested in 1827 as "thick as two thieves".
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