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The closer things are together than the harder its to get through them. friends are close, but "thick as thieves" is an ode to the idea that theives are so close together they would be closer then friends or family. that closeness is derived from the thieves trust in one another not to betray or turn each other in. They have to keep secrets of the planning, the theft, and the reward or consequences of the theft. if you are going to trust someone with all that knowledge which any of which could be used to ruin your life with prison time or other forms of retribution then you two better be close real close or "thich as thieves"
It means a very very close realtionship.
When it is said that "they were thick as thieves", it means they were in each others company constantly.
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