cut from the same cloth
idiom
: very similar to each other
Our mothers were cut from the same cloth.
The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.
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And while Trump has sought to distance himself from Robinson in recent weeks, they are cut from the same cloth.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Tying It All Together Ingram, Young, Garland, and LaVine are all cut from the same cloth as Beal.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And we were just cut from the same cloth, for lack of a better phrase.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Other initiatives cut from the same cloth—such as the Dominican Republic‒Central America‒U.S. Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA—have ended up mostly benefitting multinational corporations and the region’s ruling families.
—Manuel Orozco, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Tying It All Together Ingram, Young, Garland, and LaVine are all cut from the same cloth as Beal.
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And we were just cut from the same cloth, for lack of a better phrase.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
Other initiatives cut from the same cloth—such as the Dominican Republic‒Central America‒U.S. Free Trade Agreement, or CAFTA—have ended up mostly benefitting multinational corporations and the region’s ruling families.
—Manuel Orozco, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022
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“Cut from the same cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20from%20the%20same%20cloth. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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