like two peas in a pod en · ADP
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Meanings
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(of two things, qualifier:simile) Very similar; (of a couple) made for each other.
ONCE upon a time there were a husband and wife who loved each other very much. The man would not have given her up for the whole world, and she loved to do his every wish. So they lived like two peas in a pod.
1930, Božena Němcová, translated by Eleanor Ledbetter, The Shepherd and the Dragon, The King of Time II:"If they meet, and there is an explanation—yes. Cowan doesn't care which side he fights on, so he gains his end, and the cavalry commander will welcome any reinforcements. They might quarrel later over results, but now they possess a common object, and will be like two peas in a pod.
1914, Randall Parrish, The Red Mist, Chapter 27:
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Translations (29)
mt fula maqsuma (very similar) · bg като две капки вода (very similar) · ca com dues gotes d'aigua (very similar) · fi kuin kaksi marjaa (very similar) · vi như đúc (very similar) · gl tal é o carro, tales fungueiros leva (very similar) · sv lika som bär (very similar) · wa come deus gotes d' aiwe (very similar) · es como dos gotas de agua (very similar) · vi y như đúc (very similar) · fr comme deux gouttes d'eau (very similar) · se dego buksa ja báidi (very similar) · de wie ein Ei dem anderen gleichen (very similar) · ru как две ка́пли воды́ (very similar) · hu olyan egyformák, mint két tojás (very similar) · gl un mata e o outro esfola (very similar) · he כמו שתי טיפות מים (very similar) · cmn 一個模子刻出來的 /一个模子刻出来的 (very similar) · fa مثل دو نیمه سیب (very similar) · ja 瓜二つ (very similar) · cs jako vejce vejci (very similar) · pt farinha do mesmo saco (very similar) · uk як дві краплі води (very similar) · pl jak dwie krople wody (very similar) · vi giống nhau như đúc (very similar) · vi như hai giọt nước (very similar) · id pinang dibelah dua (very similar) · pt ser unha com carne (very similar) · ro ca două picături de apă (very similar)