of a feather

idiom

: of the same kind or nature : very much alike

—usually used in the phrase birds of a feather

Those two guys are birds of a feather.

Note: The expression birds of a feather flock together means that people who are alike tend to do things together.

Examples of of a feather in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Quintessential birds of a feather, all snow geese do is flock together. —Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021

These facts explain why the nonprofits filing amicus briefs are not birds of a feather. —The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021

But in Venice, the pigeon is apparently an unofficial mascot, though not all Italians of a feather flock together in their love of the creatures. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023

Subpoena defiance and the insurrection are birds of a feather. —Norman Eisen and Dennis Aftergut, CNN, 22 July 2022

Odette dons a crown instead of a feather headpiece. —New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022

But that’s why Trump and Orbán are like birds of a feather. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021

Birds and people, vertebrates of a feather, flocking together. —Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 31 May 2020

Birds of a feather may flock together, but do birds that flock together develop distinct cultures? —Karen Ravn, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2013