two of a kind

two of a kind

Very similar, typically in interests, dispositions, or beliefs. Those kids have the same wacky sense of humor—they're truly two of a kind. They're two of a kind, of course they're married!

See also: kind, of, two

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

two of a kind

Fig. people or things of the same type or that are similar in character, attitude, etc. Jack and Tom are two of a kind. They're both ambitious. The companies are two of a kind. They both pay their employees badly.

See also: kind, of, two

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

two of a kind

Very similar individuals or things, as in Patrice and John are two of a kind-they're true hiking enthusiasts. This idiom uses kind in the sense of "a class with common characteristics," a usage dating from about a.d. 1000.

See also: kind, of, two

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.