Meanings
alternative joined-at-the-hip · alternative attached at the hip
- idiomaticinformalnot comparableClosely connected, as in an intimate friendship.
We're very close. In fact, we're joined at the hip.
1987 June, “The Jeffrey Show”, in Texas Monthly, volume 15, number 6, page 1591 more example
When people suggest to me that it would be best if politics were left out of the railways, I always point out that the two are joined at the hip. Throughout the near 200-year existence of the railways, there has never been a time when they have been free of political interference.
2021 May 19, Christian Wolmar, “Resolving the Eurostar problem will benefit Britain...”, in RAIL, number 931, page 46
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 死党, 如胶似漆
- 死党 (sǐdǎng)closely connected, as in an intimate friendship
- 如胶似漆 (rújiāosìqī)closely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Dutch onafscheidelijk
- onafscheidelijkclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Finnish seurusteleva
- seurustelevaclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
French indissociable, inséparable
- indissociableclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
- inséparableclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Hungarian szétválaszthatatlanok
- szétválaszthatatlanokclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Polish nierozłączny
- nierozłącznyclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Spanish unidos por la cadera, indisociables
- unidos por la caderaclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
- indisociablesclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
- inseparablesclosely connected, as in an intimate friendship
Cite this entry
joined at the hip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joined%20at%20the%20hip
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