| 单词 | birds of a feather flock together |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with Birds of a feather flock togetherbirds of a feather (flock together) Individuals of like character, taste, or background (tend to stay together), as in The members of the club had no trouble selecting their yearly outing—they're all birds of a feather. The idea of like seeks like dates from ancient Greek times, and “Birds dwell with their kind” was quoted in the apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. The full saying in English, Birds of a feather flock together, was first recorded in 1545. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Birds of a feather flock togetherPeople are attracted to others who are like themselves. Words nearby Birds of a feather flock togetherbird's nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup, Birds of a feather flock together, birdsong, bird spider, bird strike, bird table, bird-voiced tree frog The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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