in cahoots
idiom
informal
: working together or making plans together in secret
I think those two are in cahoots.
—usually + withHe was robbed by a man who was in cahoots with the bartender.
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Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
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“In cahoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20cahoots. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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