bosom buddy
noun1
Informal A very close friend.
- He made a telephone call to his bosom buddy, drinking companion and confidant, CBS Sports Director Bill MacPhail.1967 January 13, Paul O'Neil, “Super Bowl's Superman”, in Life, retrieved 23 Nov 2010, page 78:
- Although they were far from bosom buddies, she liked Mary Jackson as much as anyone on the street.1996, Stephen King, The Regulators, Penguin, →ISBN:
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- Campaigning together frequently this fall, the former rivals became, if not bosom buddies, closer than either ever expected.2004 November 15, Matthew Cooper, “2004 Election: Candidates In the Wings”, in Time:
- Synonyms
- bosom friend, cater-cousin, intimate