among friends
idiom
: surrounded by people who are one's friends and are not threatening in any way
Relax. You're among friends here and can speak freely.
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This approach struck me as more akin to a fundraiser than a social gathering among friends.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Vocal frustration with more expensive gas and food, rent-raising landlords and premium-raising insurance companies still animates small talk among friends.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Simply the presence of Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan—E Streeters for nearly all of the ensemble’s 50-plus years—is a bedrock tradition, and source of horseplay and looseness that can only come from such lifelong love among friends.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
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Conflict among friends?
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The pair were spotted sitting next to each other among friends at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood for a Janelle Monáe concert on Oct. 18.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Expressing your authentic feelings can have mixed results among friends.
—USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
As Mercury and Neptune align, idealistic discussions among friends are a source of inspiration.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
But a bottle of wine shared among friends is undoubtedly the best.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024
Vocal frustration with more expensive gas and food, rent-raising landlords and premium-raising insurance companies still animates small talk among friends.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Simply the presence of Steve Van Zandt, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan—E Streeters for nearly all of the ensemble’s 50-plus years—is a bedrock tradition, and source of horseplay and looseness that can only come from such lifelong love among friends.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
Read the full Taurus Daily Horoscope Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Conflict among friends?
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The pair were spotted sitting next to each other among friends at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood for a Janelle Monáe concert on Oct. 18.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Expressing your authentic feelings can have mixed results among friends.
—USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2024
As Mercury and Neptune align, idealistic discussions among friends are a source of inspiration.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
But a bottle of wine shared among friends is undoubtedly the best.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Among friends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/among%20friends. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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