Bobbsey twins

American  

[bob-zee] / ˈbɒb zi /

plural noun

1. two people who are often together or seem to resemble each other, as in appearance or actions.

   We called them the Bobbsey twins, because they always had the same opinions.

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Etymology

Origin of Bobbsey twins

From the central characters in a series of children's books by Laura Lee Hope, pen name of a literary syndicate; some of the books are attributed to U.S. author Lillian C. Garis (1873–1954)

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Bobbsey twins

Obama and Clinton were never the Bobbsey twins when it came to Iran.

From Washington Post

Amber, James Bond, Arrowsmith, Queeg's ball bearings, or any of the Bobbsey twins.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bert and the other Bobbsey twins looked at the object to which Nan pointed.

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope

While Mr. Chase and his men were mending the broken engine, and the cook was making turtle soup, the Bobbsey twins, with their father and mother and Cousin Jasper, stayed on Palm Island.

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope

When the Bobbsey twins first saw the small boat, and the fishermen in it trying to beat off the shark that was trying to get at them, the steamer was quite a little distance off.

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Laura Lee Hope