"dikke mik" meaning in Dutch

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Adjective

Etymology: Not entirely certain, but potentially literally “thick sandwich”, i.e. a richly-filled sandwich, similar to the formation of other food-related expressions that convey amicability such as koek en ei, or the Italian expression essere come pane e cacio. Etymology templates: {{m-g|thick sandwich}} “thick sandwich”, {{lit|thick sandwich|nocap=1|nocomma=1}} literally “thick sandwich” Head templates: {{nl-adj|pred|-}} dikke mik (used only predicatively, not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, of relationships between people) thick, thick as thieves, tight-knit, palsy, buddy-buddy Tags: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable, predicative
    Sense id: en-dikke_mik-nl-adj-zCdL2se0 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        {
          "english": "They see each other every day, they're thick as thieves.",
          "text": "Die zien elkaar elke dag, dat is dikke mik.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The brothers were always tight-knit together.",
          "text": "De broers waren altijd al dikke mik met elkaar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Those two are buddy-buddy.",
          "text": "Het is dikke mik tussen die twee.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The brothers were always tight-knit together.",
          "text": "De broers waren altijd al dikke mik met elkaar.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Those two are buddy-buddy.",
          "text": "Het is dikke mik tussen die twee.",
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