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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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As they talk, they seem two of a kind – super-intelligent, offbeat, likable.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2018

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron are two of a kind.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

Still they’re cousins, identical cousins, and you’ll find They think alike, they quote alike, they even self-promote alike — You can lose your mind When opportunists . . . are two of a kind!

From Washington Post • May 25, 2016

You would readily recognize them as two of a kind.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2014

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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