Idiom/Phrase: As thick as thieves
- (a)Dumb person
- (b)Good for nothing
- (c)Someone who uses everyone for personal gain
- (d)Very close friends who are looked upon with suspicion
Answer
D
Why
Correct — D, very close friends who are looked upon with suspicion. 'As thick as thieves' describes two or more people who are extremely close and share confidences — the option naming very close friends matches the idiom.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)Dumb person — Misreads 'thick' as 'stupid'; the idiom is about closeness, not intelligence.
- (b)Good for nothing — Unrelated — the phrase describes intimacy of friendship, not worthlessness.
- (c)Someone who uses everyone for personal gain — Unrelated — it describes mutual closeness between friends, not exploitation of others.
Concept
An idiom-meaning item — 'as thick as thieves' means very close, intimate friends who confide in one another.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Hand in glove' means:
- (a)in open conflict
- (b)working in very close partnership
- (c)far apart
- (d)purely by chance
Answer(b) working in very close partnership — closely allied, like 'as thick as thieves'.
- practice — not a real PYQ
'Bosom friends' are:
- (a)distant acquaintances
- (b)very close, intimate friends
- (c)business rivals
- (d)complete strangers
Answer(b) very close, intimate friends — sharing a deep, trusting bond.