birds of a feather flock together
- idiom
- Informal
:
donde hay patrón no manda marinero
- It's no surprise that the two artists became friends; after all, birds of a feather flock together.
So there are two if you like truism when it comes to, you know, birds of a feather flock together or opposites attract.
- So there are two if you like truism when it comes to, you know, birds of a feather flock together or opposites attract.
Examples
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So there are two if you like truism when it comes to you know, birds of a feather flock together or opposites attract.
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That could just be a birds of a feather flock together thing, but I'm not convinced that it's particularly atypical.
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Birds of a feather flock together.
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- Well, birds of a feather flock together don't they?
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Well, Teresa and Cinhosa, I see "birds of a feather flock together."
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So there are two if you like truism when it comes to, you know, birds of a feather flock together or opposites attract.
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In the startup world, it's common to see founders connect because birds of a feather flock together.
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She often spends time with people who share her passion for travel; birds of a feather flock together.
Synonyms
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3.3
To spend time with a particular group of people
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3.5
Make others feel understood and build a friendly relationship
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3.0
People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest
Surface Forms
Morphology
bird + of + a + feather + flock + together
The phrase's literal meaning — birds with similar feathers gather in a flock — is transparently composed from the constituent words, so a learner can infer the basic image. However, the intended social meaning (people with similar characteristics tend to associate) requires a metaphorical mapping from birds to people; this transfer is common cross-linguistically but not strictly compositional, so comprehension is likely but not fully predictable for every B1 learner.
Etymology
Birds of a feather flock together is a simple saying from watching birds: birds of the same feather often flock together in groups. So the saying now means 'people with similar interests or ideas tend to stay together'.