copains comme cochons

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The expression cochon in this expression is possibly not linked to the actual animal, as it is the basis of many negative expressions in French, and not normally considered a social animal. It has been proposed that older words like soçon ‎(friend) (or a variation such as the 19th century Parisian chochon) or cosson ‎(merchant) might have been altered into a more common word when they fell out of use.


copains comme cochons (friends as pigs)

  1. (simile) Very close friends; thick as thieves