cut from the same cloth
idiom
: very similar to each other
Our mothers were cut from the same cloth.
The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.
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Pritzker and Johnson are cut from the same cloth as California Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
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Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
He’s cut from the same cloth as Campbell in terms of his values and ability to command a room.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Is Ruben Amorim cut from the same cloth as Mangall, Busby and Ferguson?
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We were all told that Jimmy and his friends were to be given ‘sporting control’.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
And then also, Ava and Tory, they are cut from the same cloth.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
He’s cut from the same cloth as Campbell in terms of his values and ability to command a room.
—Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Is Ruben Amorim cut from the same cloth as Mangall, Busby and Ferguson?
G
Gen Z.
· 40m ago
We were all told that Jimmy and his friends were to be given ‘sporting control’.
—Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
And then also, Ava and Tory, they are cut from the same cloth.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Cut from the same cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20from%20the%20same%20cloth. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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