cut from the same cloth

idiom

: very similar to each other
Our mothers were cut from the same cloth.
The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.

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For Mahathir, Anwar is cut from the same cloth as Najib. Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025 Both are cut from the same cloth, supportive of working with U.S. allies and confronting adversaries. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 May 2025 The dynamic duo looked like they were cut from the same cloth in matching black polka dots — take a peek. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is cut from the same cloth as most in Springfield. Chris Miller, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut from the same cloth

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