Synonyms

two of a kind

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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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

Smith and Rivera are very different — and yet two of a kind.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

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

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2018

Angela Merkel and James Comey are two of a kind.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018

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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