Twenty-One Idioms about Friendship

1. a shoulder to cry on – someone who listens sympathetically

2. birds of a feather flock together – people who have the same outlook/tastes/interests
will be found in each other's company
3. close-knit – very close
4. like two peas in a pod – very similar
5. through thick and thin – through all circumstances no matter how difficult
6. to be as thick as thieves – to be very close or friendly
7. to be joined at the hip – to be inseparable
8. to be on the same page/wavelength – to be in agreement
9. to build bridges – to promote friendly relations between people or groups
10. to bury the hatchet – to end a conflict
11. to clear the air – to defuse the tension
12. to get on famously – to get on very well with someone
13. to get on like a house on fire – to get on very well with someone
14. to get on swimmingly – to get on very well with someone
15. to hit it off – to find yourself immediately and naturally friendly with someone
16. to know someone inside out – to know someone very well
17. to make strange bedfellows – to make unlikely companions
18. to move in the same circles – to socialise with the same people all of whom have a
similar background or lifestyle
19. to see eye to eye with someone – to agree with someone
20. to speak the same language – to understand someone as a result your shared values
or opinions
21. a fair-weather friend – someone who remains friend only when things are going well
but abandons others during the time of trouble or difficulty