like mother, like daughter
A daughter takes after her mother.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“She loves gardening, just like mother, like daughter.”
“Both women have the same sharp sense of humor; truly, it is like mother, like daughter.”
“Observing the young girl’s natural talent for diplomacy, the guests whispered that it was a classic case of like mother, like daughter.”
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and his mother
Serves as an intensifier for an inclusive noun or phrase such as everyone, anyone, each someone or all someones.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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be mother
To pour out tea for others.
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black over Bill's mother's
Describing rain-bearing dark clouds on the horizon.
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bricks and Mortar
[Cockney slang]daughter
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
Last updated August 10, 2026