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  People are attracted to others who are like themselves.
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  birds of a feather (flock together)

  Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing—they're all birds of a feather. The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and “Birds dwell with their kind” was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545.

Birds of a feather flock together

Cultural  

1. People are attracted to others who are like themselves.

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birds of a feather (flock together) Idioms  

1. Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing—they're all birds of a feather. The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and “Birds dwell with their kind” was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545.

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Example Sentences

‘Winged Migration’ Birds of a feather flock together, and you’ll be right there with them in this Oscar-nominated 2001 nature documentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021

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From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

Many are like ours, for God made of one blood all nations, thus: "Cows to cows, horses to horses," is practically our "Birds of a feather flock together."

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

The familiar adage, "Birds of a feather flock together," is not always true, for in winter birds of many a feather often flock together.

From Our Bird Comrades by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)

As the old saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together."

From The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands by Stratemeyer, Edward