The three friends are like the Three Musketeers.
three Musketeers
idiomA group of three people who are very closely associated; a trio.
Origin
first recorded 19th c.Named after the 1844 historical adventure novel The Three Musketeers, originally published as French Les Trois Mousquetaires, by Alexandre Dumas.
The three coworkers always eat lunch together, so everyone calls them the Three Musketeers.
After years of inseparable friendship, the trio became known as the Three Musketeers, always appearing together at every major social event in the city.
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