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*alike as (two) peas in a pod

very similar. (Compare this with like (two) peas in a pod. *Also: as ~.) These two books are as alike as peas in a pod.

See also: alike, pod

*thick as pea soup

[of fog] very thick. (*Also: as ~.) This fog is as thick as pea soup. You can't see ten feet in front of you.

See also: soup, thick

like (two) peas in a pod

Cliché very close or intimate. (Compare this with as alike as (two) peas in a pod.) Yes, they're close. Like two peas in a pod. They're always together. Like peas in a pod.

See also: like, pod

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be like two peas in a pod

to be very similar You can tell they're brothers at a glance - they're like two peas in a pod.

See also: like, pod, two

like shelling peas

If an activity is like shelling peas, it is very easy for you. For Adam, learning to ski was like shelling peas.

See also: like, shell

pea-brained  (informal)

a pea-brained person is very stupid (always before noun) Take no notice - he's just a pea-brained idiot.

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(like) two peas in a pod

very similar two of a kind We were two peas in a pod – we liked all the same things, and we did everything together.

See also: pod, two