partner in crime

Related to partner in crime: Bonnie and Clyde

partner in crime

1. One who aids or accompanies someone in crimes or nefarious actions. Once the CFO and CEO were revealed to be partners in crime, they were both fired for their involvement in the embezzling scandal.
2. By extension, one's close friend or confidant. If Seth is here, Jimmy can't be far behind—those two are partners in crime.
See also: crime, partner
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

partners in crime

 
1. Fig. persons who cooperate in committing a crime or a deception. (Usually an exaggeration.) The sales manager and the used-car salesmen are nothing but partners in crime.
2. persons who cooperate in some legal task. The legal department and payroll are partners in crime as far as the average worker is concerned.
See also: crime, partner
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

someone's partner in crime

Someone's partner in crime is a person that they do something with. My evening begins with watching possibly the worst romance I've ever seen, with my movie partner in crime, Monique. He presented his last programme with partner in crime Will Anderson last Friday. Note: This expression is often used humorously.
See also: crime, partner
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • partner
  • partners in crime
  • someone's partner in crime
  • take a warrant out on (one)
  • take out a warrant on (one)
  • reappoint
  • reappoint (one) as (something)
  • reappoint as
  • swear a warrant out on (one)
  • swear out a warrant on (one)