joined at the hip
idiom
informal
—used to describe two people who are often or usually together
She and her sister used to be joined at the hip when they were kids.
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That would potentially allow Naomi to seamlessly continue her storyline with one or two stars she’s been joined at the hip with.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Under his leadership, Apple has joined at the hip with its largest supplier, Foxconn.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Clad in a maroon velvet pantsuit and sneakers, Broccoli was joined at the hip that evening by the Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who played the Chinese secret agent and Bond love interest Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Hackman and wife were 'joined at the hip,' flight instructor says
Andy Wells, a flight instructor who flew with Hackman, spoke about the couple's close relationship in an interview with Fox News published Wednesday.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
In a brutal Unsanctioned Match in front of a raucous crowd in Toronto, Owens defeated Zayn in vicious fashion, the latest development in the seemingly never-ending saga between two stars who’ve been joined at the hip for much of their WWE careers.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Four years later, Will proposed on the main stage at the ESSENCE Festival—and the Packers have been joined at the hip ever since.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
Actually, the two are joined at the hip, relying on the same technology and personnel.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The evolution of the PBMs Medco and Express Scripts tells a story of how one way of controlling the drug supply chain by being joined at the hip with a pharmaceutical manufacturer, over time morphed into a different version of a similarly problematic consolidation.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Under his leadership, Apple has joined at the hip with its largest supplier, Foxconn.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Clad in a maroon velvet pantsuit and sneakers, Broccoli was joined at the hip that evening by the Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who played the Chinese secret agent and Bond love interest Wai Lin in Tomorrow Never Dies.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Hackman and wife were 'joined at the hip,' flight instructor says
Andy Wells, a flight instructor who flew with Hackman, spoke about the couple's close relationship in an interview with Fox News published Wednesday.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
In a brutal Unsanctioned Match in front of a raucous crowd in Toronto, Owens defeated Zayn in vicious fashion, the latest development in the seemingly never-ending saga between two stars who’ve been joined at the hip for much of their WWE careers.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Four years later, Will proposed on the main stage at the ESSENCE Festival—and the Packers have been joined at the hip ever since.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Feb. 2025
Actually, the two are joined at the hip, relying on the same technology and personnel.
—Thomas Bass
author, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The evolution of the PBMs Medco and Express Scripts tells a story of how one way of controlling the drug supply chain by being joined at the hip with a pharmaceutical manufacturer, over time morphed into a different version of a similarly problematic consolidation.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Joined at the hip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joined%20at%20the%20hip. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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