mold

cast in the same mold

Fig. [of two or more people or things] very similar. The two sisters are cast in the same mold—equally mean. All the members of the family are cast in the same mold and they all had success as entertainers.

See also: cast, same

cut from the same cloth and made from the same mold

Fig. sharing a lot of similarities; seeming to have been created, reared, or fashioned in the same way. She and her brother are cut from the same cloth. They both tell lies all the time. Father and son are made from the same mold and even sound alike on the telephone.

See also: cloth, cut, same

mold something out of something and mold something from something

to form something, using a pliable substance, such as clay, plastic, wet concrete, etc. She molded a small turtle out of the moist clay. Elaine molded a turtle from the clay.

See also: out

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break the mold

to do something differently, after it has been done in the same way for a long time She was the woman who broke the mold and brought new energy to the role of First Lady.

See also: break

cut from the same cloth

to be very similar These new songs are clearly cut from the same cloth as the band's earlier tunes.

See also: cloth, cut, same