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be like two peas in a pod
To be very similar, typically in interests, dispositions, or beliefs. Those kids have the same wacky sense of humor—they're truly like two peas in a pod. They're like two peas in a pod, of course they're married!
(as) (a)like as (two) peas in a pod
Said of two people who are very similar in interests, actions, or appearance. Betty and Jennifer are as alike as two peas in a pod, so it's no wonder people sometimes mistake them for sisters.
*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.
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.
(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.
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.
like as two peas in a pod
Very similar, bearing a close resemblance. For example, They're not even sisters, but they're like as two peas in a pod. This expression alludes to the seeds contained in a pea pod, which do indeed look very much alike. [Late 1500s]
(as) alike as (two) peas in a pod
phr. very similar. (The peas in a pod are essentially identical.) The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod.
as alike as peas in a pod
verbalike as two peas in a pod
verbalike as peas in a pod
verb
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Xiuying | | - | Chinese |
| Xena | | ZEE-nə | Popular Culture |
| Afonso | | a-FAWN-saw (Galician) | Portuguese, Galician |
| Anxo | | AN-shaw | Galician |
| Mitja | | - | Slovene |
| Magda | | MAHK-dah (German), MAHKH-dah (Dutch), MAHG-dah (Polish) | German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese |