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Phrase(s): partners in crime
1. Fig. persons who cooperate in committing a crime or a deception. (Usually an exaggeration.) • The sales manager and the used-car salesmen are nothing but partners in crime. 2. persons who cooperate in some legal task. • The legal department and payroll are partners in crime as far as the average worker is concerned.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs