"hand in glove" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-hand in glove.ogg [Australia] Forms: more hand in glove [comparative], most hand in glove [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} hand in glove (comparative more hand in glove, superlative most hand in glove)
  1. (idiomatic) In very close cooperation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hand and glove, hand-in-glove
    Sense id: en-hand_in_glove-en-adv-9IbfStuW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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