close as the bark to the tree

close as the bark to the tree

As connected as is possible. Often used to describe a particularly intimate relationship or friendship. Jenna and Elise are as close as the bark to the tree—I rarely see one without the other!
See also: bark, close, tree
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • emotional affair
  • intimate to
  • intimate to (someone)
  • (as) thick as thieves
  • be (not) (one's) style
  • be somebody's style
  • have intimate relations with
  • have intimate relations with (one)
  • has more bark than bite
  • joined at the hip