be cut from the same cloth
cut from the same cloth
Very similar in characteristics or behaviors. I hate the snow, but my kids just love it—they are definitely cut from the same cloth. Julia and her mother are cut from the same cloth, as they are both so kind and sweet.
See also: cloth, cut, same
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cut from the same cloth
and made from the same moldFig. sharing a lot of similarities; seeming to have been created, reared, or fashioned in the same way. She and her brother are cut from the same cloth. They both tell lies all the time. Father and son are made from the same mold and even sound alike on the telephone.
See also: cloth, cut, same
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
be cut from the same cloth
mainly BRITISHIf two or more people are cut from the same cloth, they are very similar in their character, attitudes, or behaviour. It's often said that London critics are all cut from the same cloth: that they are white, male, middle-aged and middle-class. Note: You can say that people are cut from a different cloth, meaning they are very different. His brother was cut from an altogether different cloth.
See also: cloth, cut, same
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
cut from the same cloth
of the same nature. 1999 Washington Post The last thing a franchise needs is for the two most important men at the top to be cut from the same cloth.
See also: cloth, cut, same
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
be ˌcut from the same ˈcloth
be very similar in character, quality, experience, etc: Don’t assume all the women in our family are cut from the same cloth.See also: cloth, cut, same
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
cut from the same cloth
Similar or the same.
See also: cloth, cut, same
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- cut from the same cloth
- cast in the same mold
- made from the same mold
- be cast in the same mould
- take the cloth
- cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth
- in cloth
- on tenterhooks, to be
- man of the cloth
- be putty in (one's) hands