Idiom
cut from the same cloth
Meaning
Of two or more persons or things, very similar; possessing many of the same fundamental characteristics.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My brother and I are cut from the same cloth.”
“The two candidates have different backgrounds, but they are clearly cut from the same cloth when it comes to their political values.”
“Although they grew up in different countries, the two artists were cut from the same cloth, both obsessed with capturing the fleeting beauty of the natural world.”
Examples
simple
“My brother and I are cut from the same cloth.”
contextual
“The two candidates have different backgrounds, but they are clearly cut from the same cloth when it comes to their political values.”
complex
“Although they grew up in different countries, the two artists were cut from the same cloth, both obsessed with capturing the fleeting beauty of the natural world.”
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