flock together

to gather together in great numbers. (*Typically said of birds and sheep.) A large number of blackbirds flocked together, making a lot of noise. Do sheep really flock together in a storm?

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And the moral of that is--"Birds of a feather flock together.

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Yet half his strength he put not forth, but check'd His Thunder in mid Volie, for he meant Not to destroy, but root them out of Heav'n: The overthrown he rais'd, and as a Heard Of Goats or timerous flock together throngd Drove them before him Thunder-struck, pursu'd With terrors and with furies to the bounds And Chrystall wall of Heav'n, which op'ning wide, Rowld inward, and a spacious Gap disclos'd Into the wastful Deep; the monstrous sight Strook them with horror backward, but far worse Urg'd them behind; headlong themselvs they threw Down from the verge of Heav'n, Eternal wrauth Burnt after them to the bottomless pit.

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The super-rich tend to flock together and probably manage to have a nice enough time commuting between their City offices and millionaire's row to shelter behind their high locked gates.

Forget the three Ls, it's people, people, people who make this country great

BIRD MEN AND WOMEN If birds of a feather really do flock together, then an office full of bird owners must be one of the most pleasant working environments about.

Careers: The truth about cats and dogs - Let your pet choose your job; Forget star signs, it's what you walk, feed and coo at that reveals the ideal career for you. No, we're not barking up the wrong tree. New research presented at the International Conference on Human Animal Interactions shows your pet could be the biggest clue to your purrfect job

NEW YORK -- Seeking safer shores amid a public relations storm, birds of a feather who have been flying below the radar of corporate and political responsibility can now flock together for.

Whyte/Caller/Kryme CEO Offers Counsel to White Collar Crime CEOs; Executives Can Take Stock, Kick-back and Trade Information in Confidence

Hundreds of black headed gulls flock together and amongst them, with careful searching, you may find a Mediterranean gull.

Bird NOTES

Buchanan and Safire: two birds of a feather who no longer flock together.

PUBLIC FORUM : L.A.'S GREAT LOSS

But the victors could not keep their flock together.

CUTTO SIZE Modi loses Rajasthan cricket polls again

Diana Ross: They say birds of a feather flock together - it appears pop diva Di has attracted two giant crows which are nesting on her head

M Seeing Stars: Feathered friends

Cage bird enthusiasts in the North were yesterday warned not to flock together - after a mystery virus which has killed hundreds of budgerigars.

Virus clears cage bird enthusiasts' calendar

Hens would naturally flock together in small groups, spend all day foraging, and perch in the trees at night.

Cruel, chilling, appalling... and all perfectly legal

A computer model that mimics how birds flock together is helping scientists better understand animal behaviour, experts said yesterday.

Hi-tech way to create flocks

Showing People Birds officer Joe Hawthorne said: "Many birds employ a 'safety in numbers' defence strategy during the winter months and flock together for protection - but there are none more impressive than the starling flocks.

Get ready for huge flocks of starlings

BIRDS of a feather flock together - especially when Christian Moullec's microlight takes off.

That stunt's just quackers

WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The old saying, "birds of a feather, flock together," can be applied to two small uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) flown in a NASA research experiment.