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                           Phrase(s): 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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
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                           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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        American Heritage Idioms