birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together proverb: people of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
Proverb
birds of a feather flock together
- People of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
- So, in London, birds of a feather must flock together, willy nilly, silk hat and frock coat must go with white gloves and brown sables, peaky blinder and “choker" must associate with crop fringed hair, ear curls, and rakish three feathered hat.1899, The Puritan - Volume 5, page 206
- Synonyms:
- like attracts like, like likes like, apple does not fall far from the tree
birds of a feather flock together meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
birds of a feather flock together in Hindi
- people of similar character, etc. tend to associate
- एक थाली के चट्टे बट्टे ek thālī ke caṭṭe baṭṭe
birds of a feather flock together in Tamil
- people of similar character, etc. tend to associate
- இனம் இனத்தோடு சேரும் iṉam iṉattōṭu cērum
birds of a feather flock together in Bengali
- people of similar character, etc. tend to associate
- ঝাঁকের কই ঝাঁকেই মেশে jhãker koi jhãkei meśe
birds of a feather flock together in Telugu
- people of similar character, etc. tend to associate
- ఒకగూటి పక్షులు ఒకేచోటికి చేరుతాయి okagūṭi pakṣulu okēcōṭiki cērutāyi
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- birds of a feather flock together in Sanskrit
- भावो भावं निगच्छति bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati
- birds of a feather flock together in Persian
- کبوتر با کبوتر، باز با باز Kabutar bâ kabutar, bâz bâ bâz
- birds of a feather flock together in Vietnamese
- đồng thanh tương ứng, đồng khí tương cầu
Synonyms of birds of a feather flock together
- like attracts like
- like likes like
- apple does not fall far from the tree
Antonyms
Forms of birds of a feather flock together
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Origin of birds of a feather flock together
The expression appears to have surfaced in the 16th century, allegedly a literal translation of Plato's Republic. In 1545, William Turner wrote a version of the expression in the Rescuing of Romish Fox: "Byrdes of on kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together." One can, however, also compare the expression to Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 27:9: "Birds resort unto their like."
Words formed from birds of a feather flock together
Questions about birds of a feather flock together
- What does birds of a feather flock together mean?
- Birds of a feather flock together means people of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
- What is birds of a feather flock together in Hindi?
- Birds of a feather flock together in Hindi is एक थाली के चट्टे बट्टे (ek thālī ke caṭṭe baṭṭe). See Birds of a feather flock together meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is birds of a feather flock together?
- Birds of a feather flock together is a proverb.
Words near birds of a feather flock together in the dictionary
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