partner (redirected from partners)

partners in crime (humorous)

if two people are partners in crime, they have done something bad together. She'd kept watch and made sure no one saw us while I actually took the bike so we were partners in crime.

See also: crime

sleeping partner (British, American & Australian)

someone who is closely involved with a company, and often provides money for it, but is not a manager of it. He was an extremely wealthy man, and she was hoping he might become a sleeping partner in their new vineyards.

See also: sleep