English colloquialism for " à pendre et à dépendre" ?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Tue Sep 20 14:58:02 UTC 2005


I am looking for an English idiom that would
correspond to the French "à pendre et à
dépendre", which is an expression of loyalty,
that of a very devoted friend.  One literal
translation is "to hang and to spend freely"; ,
suggesting someone who's ready both to die for
you and to have a good time with you.  Is there
any neat colloquialism in English?

Joel



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