(an) old ally

(an) old ally
an old friend/ally/enemy etc/ phrase
someone who has been your friend ally enemy etc for a very long time

Pam and Sue are old friends.

Thesaurus: words used to describe relations and relationshipshyponym friendship and feelings of friendshipsynonym
Main entry: old

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