friends

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 382 words | Copyright

friends friends in high places people in senior positions who are able and willing to use their influence on one's behalf.
Friends of the Earth an international pressure group established in 1971 to campaign for a better awareness of and response to environmental problems.

See also the best of friends must part, friend, save us from our friends, short reckonings make long friends.

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