two of a kind

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

—If we could get face time with Klaus, he’d love you, man, you’re two of a kind.

From Slate

Brown — whose other film and TV credits include “Major Payne,” “Family Matters” and “Two of a Kind” — has faced a spate of legal troubles over the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

“Give me a break,” movie critic Roger Ebert wrote in his “Two of a Kind” review.

From Los Angeles Times

The first, “Two of a Kind,” was a box-office flop released in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times

The inherent warmth of 1970s studio sessions gave way to the cold, synthesized gleam of the 1980s, a sterile sound that suited her well only once: the candied faux-new wave of “Twist of Fate,” taken from “Two of a Kind,” her 1983 reunion with John Travolta.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• affinity
• analogy
• closeness
• coincidence
• comparison
• connection
• correlation
• harmony
• kinship
• parallel
• relationship
• resemblance
• sameness