shades of (someone/something)

this suggests memories of another person or thing.

The president's behavior suggests he has something to hide — shades of the Watergate scandal.

Etymology: based on the meaning of shade (= spirit of a dead person) used esp. in literature

• an own goal
• an smooth ride
• answer
• answer for
• answer for something
• answer someone
• answer something
• answer the call of nature
• answer to
• answer to prayers
• answer to someone
• answer to someone's prayers
• answer to your prayers
• ante up
• ante up something
• an ugly duckling
• a number cruncher
• a numbers game
• an Uncle Tom
• an unknown quantity
• an uphill battle
• an uphill fight
• an uphill struggle
• anybody who is anybody
• any [judge/lawyer/teacher etc.] worth salt