honour among thieves
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]honour among thieves (uncountable)
- 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.