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be joined at the hip
if you say that two people are joined at the hip, you mean that they are very friendly with each other and spend more time together than is usual. I can go to London without Mike. We're not joined at the hip, you know.
See also: join

shoot from the hip

to react to a situation very quickly and with a lot of force, without thinking about the possible effects of your actions. His critics accuse him of shooting from the hip when challenged.
See also: from, shoot

joined at the hip
1. very closely connected. The two companies have been joined at the hip since their founders went camping together a hundred years ago.
2. together. The new law would keep unhappy couples joined at the hip for the sake of their children.
Etymology: based on the idea that some twins (= two babies born by the same mother at the same time) are born with some part of their bodies joined together
See also: join

shoot from the hip

to react quickly without considering the possible effects. He works slowly and methodically while she jumps quickly into projects and shoots from the hip, but they make a good team.
See also: from, shoot

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More than one building that has gone up during my time here has already come down, replaced by something newer, larger, hipper -- if not necessarily better.
And what could be hipper than roller derby staged rave-style?
Together and separately, Roni and Brian take stock of the strategically placed clues, but cracking the case doesn't go to the heads of this younger, hipper Holmes and Watson.
 
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