honour among thieves

there is honor among thieves

proverb Even criminals adhere to a code of conduct or certain principles, especially not to inform against one another. Often used in the negative. In the collective of pickpockets, no one dared steal from another. There is some honor among thieves. Given the chance, most criminals facing extensive jail time are more than willing to give up their associates for a more lenient sentence, disposing of the ridiculous notion that there is honor among thieves.

(there is) honour among ˈthieves

(saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect

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释义	honour among thieves there is honor among thieves proverb Even criminals adhere to a code of conduct or certain principles, especially not to inform against one another. Often used in the negative. In the collective of pickpockets, no one dared steal from another. There is some honor among thieves. Given the chance, most criminals facing extensive jail time are more than willing to give up their associates for a more lenient sentence, disposing of the ridiculous notion that there is honor among thieves. See also: among, honor, there, thief Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (there is) honour among ˈthieves (saying) used to say that even criminals have standards of behaviour that they respect See also: among, honour, thief Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion teach a man to fish it takes a village village tomorrow never comes a burnt child dreads the fire burnt blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed a guilty conscience needs no accuser the best-laid plans of mice and men References in periodicals archive There is, apparently, honour among thieves, but not among our so-called political elite. The last thing the Tories need now is an election; The View From London A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan a seemingly impossible bank heist - but there's no honour among thieves. (2016/15) ... MOVIES THE BEST OF THIS WEEK'S After a stately introduction, the story heats up with the heist, and the aftermath proves there's no honour among thieves as greed and duplicity threaten to take the lustre off their success. You can bank on acting royalty There's no honour among thieves and only a modicum between this filmmaker and his audience. DEN OF THIEVES 15 Adding that there is little honour among thieves, he says, "Whether paying the ransom had the effect of deleting the data as expected, only time will tell. Experts: Uber's hack cover-up shocking Footage captured in the city centre on the previous night, on August 8, also proved there is no honour among thieves. High-quality CCTV key to catching city looters But just as there's no honour among thieves, it has no place in the world of geopolitical rivalry. Turkey pours oil on Iraq's flames At Grampian jail in Peterhead, one of the top 10 best sellers was the appropriately named Honour Among Thieves by Jeffrey Archer - the former jailbird and top Tor y. JAIL SENTENCES; It's an inside job as crime novelists top the best-read list for Scotland's prisoners There is no honour among thieves, so it is no surprise that the once well-organised Dundon empire imploded when key members turned on each other and sealed them a jail sentence. Dundons' fall is a big break for Limerick Honour among thieves Callahan said the underground economy is characterised by specialisation and 'resilience', so that if one market participant leaves, another steps up. Cybercrime is multibillion dollar worth online business For decades there had been honour among thieves, ensuring the pillaging of the state and its organisations was an easy, zero-risk exercise that went largely unnoticed. Our View: How corruption takes place in Cyprus HONOUR among thieves? Someone forgot to tell the hapless heist gang holed up in a higgledy piggledy house in King's Cross in this glorious re-working of Ealing comedy The Ladykillers. COMEDY CAPER HITS HIGH NOTE; Review THE LADYKILLERS Liverpool Playhouse The common denominator gleaned from this dissection of betrayal and greed at all levels is that there truly is no honour among thieves. My Friend the Mercenary There was, even in the cut- throat competition of New York's underworld, honour among thieves. MAIL TODAY COMMENT With Amsterdam running full tilt, Carver and Truck discover there really is no honour among thieves. Prez impresses the detail with what he's found out from Bodie's phone - information that sends McNulty, right, and Greggs on a road trip. TUESDAY
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