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单词 honour among thieves
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honour among thieves
c. Allegiance to a conventional standard of behaviour among a particular group of people (often those otherwise considered to be unprincipled); a code of honour. Frequently with among, esp. in honour among thieves.schoolboy, Scout's honour: see the first element.
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1742 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 201/1 The Honour of Thieves is the Scorn and Detestation of all honest Men.
1773 Gentleman's & London Mag. Oct. 634 This seems to prove the truth of the old observation, that there is honour among thieves.
1837 Parley's Mag. 5 46/2 Honor among savages.
1889 Critic (N.Y.) 30 Mar. 157/2 There is a certain ‘honor’ among corrupt voters, as among thieves, on which bribers can rely.
1915 L. T. Hobhouse Morals in Evol. ii. v. 538 Thieves' honour recognizes a principle which the thief applies only to his fellow-thieves.
1990 W. L. White Culture of Addiction v. 112 Honor among addicts is rare.
2007 R. Trout Sign of Dragon 245 There is a certain honor among informants and people like myself.
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