of a feather
idiom
: of the same kind or nature : very much alike
—usually used in the phrase birds of a feather
Those two guys are birds of a feather.
Note: The expression birds of a feather flock together means that people who are alike tend to do things together.
Examples of of a feather in a Sentence
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But in Venice, the pigeon is apparently an unofficial mascot, though not all Italians of a feather flock together in their love of the creatures.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
Subpoena defiance and the insurrection are birds of a feather.
—Norman Eisen and Dennis Aftergut, CNN, 22 July 2022
Odette dons a crown instead of a feather headpiece.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022
But that’s why Trump and Orbán are like birds of a feather.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
These facts explain why the nonprofits filing amicus briefs are not birds of a feather.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
Quintessential birds of a feather, all snow geese do is flock together.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021
Birds and people, vertebrates of a feather, flocking together.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 31 May 2020
Birds of a feather may flock together, but do birds that flock together develop distinct cultures?
—Karen Ravn, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2013
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
Subpoena defiance and the insurrection are birds of a feather.
—Norman Eisen and Dennis Aftergut, CNN, 22 July 2022
Odette dons a crown instead of a feather headpiece.
—New York Times, 13 Feb. 2022
But that’s why Trump and Orbán are like birds of a feather.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
These facts explain why the nonprofits filing amicus briefs are not birds of a feather.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
Quintessential birds of a feather, all snow geese do is flock together.
—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 22 Feb. 2021
Birds and people, vertebrates of a feather, flocking together.
—Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 31 May 2020
Birds of a feather may flock together, but do birds that flock together develop distinct cultures?
—Karen Ravn, Scientific American, 26 Apr. 2013
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“Of a feather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20a%20feather. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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