Definition of in cahoots
informal
: working together or making plans together in secret
I think those two are in cahoots.
—usually + with He was robbed by a man who was in cahoots with the bartender.
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“In cahoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20cahoots. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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