cut from the same cloth
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5.2
- idiom
- Informal
:
de la misma pasta
- Bankruptcy judges are not cut from the same cloth as most state judges.
- cut from the same cloth, he says
These people are all cut from the same cloth as as we are.
- These people are all cut from the same cloth as as we are.
- Nina Tickholtz, who's cut from the same cloth as Dom D'agostino.
Examples
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You two are cut from the same cloth.
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They really are cut from the same cloth.
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You are cut from the same cloth.
Fiction book (1992) -
We are not all cut from the same cloth.
Blog text (27) -
We're cut from the same cloth.
Fiction book (1996) -
You and I are cut from the same cloth, Anna.
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All of them have a slightly different flavor, but are cut from the same cloth.
Blog text (2) -
We the People of the 21st century are really cut from the same cloth as those in the 18th century.
Blog text (22) -
You, me, Jem... we're all cut from the same cloth.
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Look, you and I are cut from the same cloth.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Having some of the same qualities as another person or thing but not exactly the same
359
1.0
Having very similar looks or qualities
28
7.2
Sharing similar feelings, ideas, or interests
People or things that have similar beliefs and qualities
Antonyms
How Similar
28
7.0
237
2.9
- Informal
6
5.2
359
1.0
∞
1.0
∞
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
cut + from + the + same + cloth
The phrase evokes a literal image—two items cut from the same piece of cloth—which partially signals common origin or likeness, so there is a clear metaphorical link between the constituents and the target meaning. However, mapping that tailoring image onto abstract traits like character is a figurative step many B1 learners may not make without prior exposure (though related metaphors exist in some other languages), so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The idiom cut from the same cloth comes from a simple sewing image: if pieces are cut from the same piece of cloth, they will look and feel alike. So the phrase means 'very similar' in character or background.