dead ringer for someone

dead ringer for (someone)

A person or thing that bears a strong resemblance to someone or something else. Susie was such a dead ringer for Kate Winslet that sometimes people would ask her for her autograph.
See also: dead, ringer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(dead) ringer (for someone)

n. someone who is an exact duplicate of someone else. (see also ringer.) You are sure a dead ringer for my brother.
See also: dead, ringer, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • a dead ringer for somebody
  • a dead ringer for someone
  • dead ringer
  • dead ringer for (someone)
  • be a dead ringer for
  • ringer
  • look like a (dead) ringer for (someone)
  • look like a ringer
  • first cousin
  • the spit and image of (one)
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