Definition of Tweedledum and Tweedledee in English:

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

nountwiːd(ə)lˈdʌmtwiːd(ə)lˈdiːtwidlˌdəm ən twidlˈdi

A pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable.
the umpires conferred, like Tweedledum and Tweedledee in their striped shirts
Example sentencesExamples
- I am confident that a large proportion of informal votes is from electors who refuse to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and don't wish to pay a fine.
- That being said, I get a mite impatient with people who seem to think it a mark of political sophistication to say that our political system only gives us a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- Both parties are personality-oriented and, in terms of issues, they are only Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- It is quite ironic that National and Labour - Tweedledum and Tweedledee - are joining together and doing the same thing they did in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Both of them have the same attitude when it comes to many aspects of the economy, which is why this House needs the Green Party here to present an alternative perspective to Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- Sources close to Beazley say that few things make him angrier than the suggestion that the two parties offer voters a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- But can you distinguish between Tweedledum and Tweedledee?
- Comparisons with Tweedledum and Tweedledee do seem apt.
- At its height, the policy regulated competition so closely that the airlines appeared to be Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- He despised Freud and Jung, for example, referring to them as Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Synonyms
identical, similar, alike, the same, exactly the same, indistinguishable, uniform, twin, undifferentiated, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth

Origin

Originally names applied to the composers Bononcini (1670–1747) and Handel, in a 1725 satire by John Byrom (1692–1763); they were later used for two identical characters in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.

The English poet John Byrom coined Tweedledee and Tweedledum in a satire of 1725 about the composers George Frederick Handel and Giovanni Battista Bononcini, musical rivals who were both enjoying success in London at the time. To tweedle (late 17th century) is to play a succession of shrill notes or to play an instrument carelessly. Lewis Carroll picked up the names and used them for two identical characters in Through the Looking-Glass, and now they apply generally to any pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable. Twiddle (mid 16th century) is a variant of tweedle, and twiddle your thumbs dates from the late 19th century.

Definition of Tweedledum and Tweedledee in US English:

Tweedledum and Tweedledee

nountwidlˌdəm ən twidlˈditwēdlˌdəm ən twēdlˈdē

A pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable.
the umpires conferred, like Tweedledum and Tweedledee in their striped shirts
Example sentencesExamples
- He despised Freud and Jung, for example, referring to them as Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- At its height, the policy regulated competition so closely that the airlines appeared to be Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- Both parties are personality-oriented and, in terms of issues, they are only Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- Comparisons with Tweedledum and Tweedledee do seem apt.
- Sources close to Beazley say that few things make him angrier than the suggestion that the two parties offer voters a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- But can you distinguish between Tweedledum and Tweedledee?
- It is quite ironic that National and Labour - Tweedledum and Tweedledee - are joining together and doing the same thing they did in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Both of them have the same attitude when it comes to many aspects of the economy, which is why this House needs the Green Party here to present an alternative perspective to Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
- I am confident that a large proportion of informal votes is from electors who refuse to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and don't wish to pay a fine.
- That being said, I get a mite impatient with people who seem to think it a mark of political sophistication to say that our political system only gives us a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Synonyms
identical, similar, alike, the same, exactly the same, indistinguishable, uniform, twin, undifferentiated, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth

单词	Tweedledum and Tweedledee
释义	Definition of Tweedledum and Tweedledee in English: Tweedledum and Tweedledee nountwiːd(ə)lˈdʌmtwiːd(ə)lˈdiːtwidlˌdəm ən twidlˈdi A pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable. the umpires conferred, like Tweedledum and Tweedledee in their striped shirts Example sentencesExamples I am confident that a large proportion of informal votes is from electors who refuse to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and don't wish to pay a fine. That being said, I get a mite impatient with people who seem to think it a mark of political sophistication to say that our political system only gives us a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Both parties are personality-oriented and, in terms of issues, they are only Tweedledum and Tweedledee. It is quite ironic that National and Labour - Tweedledum and Tweedledee - are joining together and doing the same thing they did in the 1980s and 1990s. Both of them have the same attitude when it comes to many aspects of the economy, which is why this House needs the Green Party here to present an alternative perspective to Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Sources close to Beazley say that few things make him angrier than the suggestion that the two parties offer voters a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. But can you distinguish between Tweedledum and Tweedledee? Comparisons with Tweedledum and Tweedledee do seem apt. At its height, the policy regulated competition so closely that the airlines appeared to be Tweedledum and Tweedledee. He despised Freud and Jung, for example, referring to them as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Synonyms identical, similar, alike, the same, exactly the same, indistinguishable, uniform, twin, undifferentiated, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth Origin Originally names applied to the composers Bononcini (1670–1747) and Handel, in a 1725 satire by John Byrom (1692–1763); they were later used for two identical characters in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. The English poet John Byrom coined Tweedledee and Tweedledum in a satire of 1725 about the composers George Frederick Handel and Giovanni Battista Bononcini, musical rivals who were both enjoying success in London at the time. To tweedle (late 17th century) is to play a succession of shrill notes or to play an instrument carelessly. Lewis Carroll picked up the names and used them for two identical characters in Through the Looking-Glass, and now they apply generally to any pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable. Twiddle (mid 16th century) is a variant of tweedle, and twiddle your thumbs dates from the late 19th century. Definition of Tweedledum and Tweedledee in US English: Tweedledum and Tweedledee nountwidlˌdəm ən twidlˈditwēdlˌdəm ən twēdlˈdē A pair of people or things that are virtually indistinguishable. the umpires conferred, like Tweedledum and Tweedledee in their striped shirts Example sentencesExamples He despised Freud and Jung, for example, referring to them as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. At its height, the policy regulated competition so closely that the airlines appeared to be Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Both parties are personality-oriented and, in terms of issues, they are only Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Comparisons with Tweedledum and Tweedledee do seem apt. Sources close to Beazley say that few things make him angrier than the suggestion that the two parties offer voters a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. But can you distinguish between Tweedledum and Tweedledee? It is quite ironic that National and Labour - Tweedledum and Tweedledee - are joining together and doing the same thing they did in the 1980s and 1990s. Both of them have the same attitude when it comes to many aspects of the economy, which is why this House needs the Green Party here to present an alternative perspective to Tweedledum and Tweedledee. I am confident that a large proportion of informal votes is from electors who refuse to choose between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and don't wish to pay a fine. That being said, I get a mite impatient with people who seem to think it a mark of political sophistication to say that our political system only gives us a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Synonyms identical, similar, alike, the same, exactly the same, indistinguishable, uniform, twin, undifferentiated, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth Origin Originally names applied to the composers Bononcini (1670–1747) and Handel, in a 1725 satire by John Byrom (1692–1763); they were later used for two identical characters in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.
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