Idioms

joined at the hip

This page is about the idiom joined at the hip

Meaning

If two people or things are joined at the hip, they're so closely linked as to be almost inseparable.

For example

  • Kim and Meg have been joined at the hip since meeting in high school. They're more like soulmates than friends.

  • The two clubs were so closely tied after sharing the same ground and the same staff for so long that they were practically joined at the hip.

Quick Quiz

We're very much in love, but we're not joined at the hip. We don't have to

a. see each other much

b. be together all the time

c. go anywhere together
a) see each other much b) be together all the time c) go anywhere together

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