Splendid Similes 8

As Thick As Thieves

Hi y'all! Long time no see. At the beginning of this post I would like to thank our dear Freya for keeping this blog alive (and also for suggesting this simile!), and state that we are now planning to post regularly! Yaay! Of course it would not be me if I didn't start this by posting my article a day later than planned. But we hope that we'll push ourselves and won't give up so easily :)

The simile I'd like to talk about today is "as thick as thieves". If you know the one that says "as thick as two short planks," this might confuse you a little, because the meaning is in no way similar. Whereas "as thick as two short planks" means really stupid (something Douglas from Cabin Pressure might say about Arthur), "as thick as thieves" means being very friendly - in a sort of secretive, sneaky, surreptitious way. (Don't you love alliteration?)

The simile, as this article marvellously illustrates, has its origin in the behaviour of thieves and other people living on the edge of society. They were (and still are, I suppose) always plotting something together, conspiring and having secrets - which is exactly what two good friends do together. Sometimes it might even seem that two best friends have a secret code language when they speak to each other (as thieves also did). One example of such thickness could be Hamlet and Horatio - or,  Miranda and Stevie! If you watch Miranda, you know they are exactly the sort of friends you would describe as being as thick as thieves. And if you haven't watched it, I strongly recommend you do so right now! Because it's ......

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