likes of

the likes of (someone or something)

Anything comparable to someone or something. Typically used in a negative construction to indicate that something is unique or rare. Meteorologists think that blizzard was the storm of the century, so we shouldn't be seeing the likes of it again anytime soon. That acrobat show was incredible. I've never seen the likes of it.
See also: like, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

likes of someone or something

someone or something similar to that person or thing; the equal or equals of someone or something. I never want to see the likes of you again! We admired the splendid old ships, the likes of which will never be built again.
See also: like, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • all right
  • a ghost at the feast
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • accompanied by
  • accompanied by (someone or something)
  • accompany
References in periodicals archive
In my own way of seeing all of this, it is better to have a lower number of page followers and to have them be qualified leads, legitimate brand ambassadors of your brand and truly engaged members of your community rather than have thousands of likes of people who never come back to your page."
So, what's not to like? Buying Facebook 'likes' can be risky
In a study published in the March 11, 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from Cambridge University and Microsoft probed the likes of more than 50,000 Facebook users and found that they revealed information about a wide range of personal attributes that most people would think are private.
You are what you like: Facebook revelations
His fame transcended sport and the song "The Likes Of Heffo's Army" still echoes around Croker on big match days for the Dubs.
The likes of Heffo's Army may well be seen again, but the likes of Heffo himself will not.
Heffo was a true legend
Ball of Crosby has delusions of grandeur regarding his home town in describing Bootle people as "the likes of them".
As a born, bread and buttered Bootle Buck I would like to point out that the vast majority of "the likes of us" in both our post codes (L30 &L20); couldn't give a flying fig to being associated with the "likes of " Mr Ball and it is we in Bootle who wish to leave Sefton.
Leave Bootle alone; You Say
Her Blue Note debut reveals her to be a gifted songwriter influenced by the likes of Janis Ian and Martha Wainwright.
play: GWYNETH HERBERT Between Me And The Wardrobe (Blue Note)
The novel became a hot Hollywood property when it was published by Random House in 1992, drawing interest from the likes of Barbra Streisand, Jodie Foster, and Garth Brooks.
Batter up
"I've taken an incredible amount of verbal abuse--especially in this country--the likes of which I've never seen in my life," he told me.
Lenses and tripods
But from another angle, Rattenkonig's figural, representational aspect clarifies the obvious but unhappy kinship of Pop and Minimalism (unhappy, at least, for the likes of Donald Judd and Carl Andre; doubt that Andy would have cared).
Katharina Fritsch