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Cut From the Same Cloth

Meaning of Idiom ‘Cut From the Same Cloth’ To be cut from the same cloth means to be very similar; of the same kind; of a similar nature; to have similar characteristics, viewpoints, values, opinions, attitudes etc. 1,2,3 Usage Notes Also possible is ‘cut from a different cloth’ to mean very different. Examples Of Use … Read more

Cut Out of Whole Cloth

Also: Made out of Whole Cloth Used as an idiom since the 1800’s. Meaning of ‘Cut out of Whole Cloth’ Idiom When something is cut out of whole cloth it is completely made up or invented. In other words, this idiom refers to total fabrication or complete fiction. Usage Often used as “made out of whole cloth” … Read more