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two of a kind

Idioms  

  1. Very similar individuals or things, as in Patrice and John are two of a kind—they're true hiking enthusiasts. This idiom uses kind in the sense of “a class with common characteristics,” a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.

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—If we could get face time with Klaus, he’d love you, man, you’re two of a kind.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

Nicknames usually aren’t too hard to figure out, although they tend to be so similar that a team can run into some trouble if there’s suddenly two of a kind.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2019

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron are two of a kind.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

A lean, well-dressed, pretty boy built with steely determination and fuelled by the need for absolute perfection, Roberto Mancini and Puff Daddy are two of a kind; upstarts trying to trump their opposite numbers.

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012

Mummy and I are two of a kind, in the big house with the porch at the top of the hill.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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