partner in crime
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In Highsmith, Hitchcock found his true partner in crime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
He said he was glad he got to share "every single good memory I have in life with my brother, my best friend and my number one partner in crime".
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Santaolalla has just arrived for a photo session at the recording studio that he shares with Aníbal Kerpel, his decades-long co-producer, virtuoso sound engineer and musical partner in crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
So he's been sort of my partner in crime and in a lot of songs over the years.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
Ever since I first came to the hospital more than ten years ago, she’s been the respiratory therapist here, slipping candy to me and the other CFers, like my partner in crime Poe.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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