birds of a feather

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birds of a feather

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idiomatic, plural, plural only People having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs. c1710, Jonathan Swift, "A Conference," lines 11-12, And since we're so near, like birds of a feather, Let's e'en, as they say, set our horses together.
abbreviation, ellipsis, idiomatic, plural, plural only Ellipsis of birds of a feather flock together

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noun people having similar characters

Español	Dios los cría y ellos se juntan, tal para cual
한국어	동류 dongnyu
日本語	同類 dōrui
中文	同類的人 /同类的人 tónglèi de rén, 一路貨 /一路货 yīlùhuò
Português	farinha do mesmo saco
Français	bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet, kif-kif
Deutsch	Leute vom gleichen Schlag, Gleichgesinnte, aus demselben Holz geschnitzt
Italiano	due gocce d'acqua
Română	care se aseamănă, de aceeași categorie

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@misc{birds_of_a_feather_2026,
  title = {birds of a feather},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birds%20of%20a%20feather},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}