honour among thieves

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honour among thieves (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of honor among thieves
    • 2003, Timothy O'Hagan, Rousseau, →ISBN, page 102:
      Such people will observe honour among thieves because, within a closed group, failure to keep one's word is soon detected and leads to exclusion from the group, which conflicts with one's particular interests.