sweetheart deal
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  1. n.
    a deal made between friends so that both may profit well. (Such deals usually involve illegal or unethical practices.) : Most of the general contractors in town would be out of business if they didn't offer “sweetheart deals” to the politicians.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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