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hand in glove

ADJECTIVE
in close cooperation
Synonyms
WEAK
arm in arm hand and glove hand in hand in tandem thick thick as thieves

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Mrs Justice Stacey said "you were hand in glove with him" and you were "in it together and a willing participant".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Emirates works hand in glove with Dubai airport to develop a global network of connections using its long‑haul Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

But when they met last year when Biden came to Florida to assess the devastation from Hurricane Ian, Biden said that they had worked together "hand in glove."

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2023

“So now,” he added, “we have India, Australia, Japan and the United States working hand in glove in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.”

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

They’re hand in glove with that New York crowd.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner