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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

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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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‘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

Birds of a feather flock together, undoubtedly—at sea as well as on land.

From The Young Trawler by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

Birds of a feather flock together: Think of this when the idiot of a cook has boiled the oysters in the sauce, and made them as tough as leather.

From Mr. Punch's After-Dinner Stories by J. A. (John Alexander) Hammerton

"Birds of a feather, flock together," they thought, and consented.

From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Margaret Hunt

"Birds of a feather flock together," but humans tend to become similar because they flock together.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Irwin Edman

It was Plato who warned "birds of a feather flock together".

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021

"My momma always said birds of a feather flock together," Ross said.

From Fox News ● Apr. 2, 2019

There is concern that the jury may implicitly conclude that birds of a feather flock together, so a case against one trader means they are all corrupt — or worse.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2017

“We know that birds of a feather flock together, so it’s a good thing to make vaccinating parents more visible.”

From Time ● Apr. 15, 2013

First and foremost," said O'Tara, "you know birds of a feather flock together.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 09 by Maria Edgeworth