# birds of a feather flock together

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/birds-of-a-feather-flock-together
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.

## Examples

- They are both artists, and birds of a feather flock together.
- Those two always complain about the weather; birds of a feather flock together.
- Birds of a feather flock together when it comes to choosing a quiet neighborhood.
- You will notice that all the chess players sit at the same table; birds of a feather flock together.
- The new employees all eat lunch together because they share the same worries, proving that birds of a feather flock together.
- It is no surprise that the tech experts spend their weekends at the same coding clubs, as birds of a feather flock together.
- In the quiet corners of the university library, the researchers gathered, proving once again that birds of a feather flock together.

## Origin

Attested in English from the mid-16th century (William Turner, 1545); the observation that birds of one species fly in flocks goes back to antiquity.

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