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cahoots

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plural noun

  1. partnership; league (esp in the phrases go in cahoots with, go cahoot )
  2. in cahoots
    in collusion
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of cahoots1

C19: of uncertain origin
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Idioms and Phrases

see under in league with .
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Is he going home at night feeling guilty and wondering, “Am I in cahoots with criminals? I guess I am.â€

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Another delight in “Mr. Throwback†is Mayeri, playing Danny’s ex-wife, Sam, who finds herself in cahoots with his big lie and enjoying having Curry bankroll her fantasies.

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Old-guard unions, in cahoots with companies, would often threaten workers with dismissal or loss of benefits if they chose an independent union.

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The criminals are suspected to have been working in cahoots with a network of “accountants, service providers and public notaries†to get the money they transferred to bank accounts in Austria, Romania and Slovakia.

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The left-leaning couple has been accused by conservatives online of spreading liberal propaganda, calling Swift a "psyop" in cahoots with the Biden administration to secure the President a second term.

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