like two peas in a pod
Meaning
Very similar to each other, often in appearance, behavior, or interests; almost identical.
Origin
From the image of two peas growing together tightly inside the same pod—nearly identical in size and shape. Recorded in English since at least the 16th–17th centuries and later became a common simile for close similarity.
Notes
A common, neutral-to-friendly simile for strong similarity. Used for people (often twins/family) and also for very similar things (plans, ideas).
Examples
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The twins dress alike and finish each other’s sentences—they’re like two peas in a pod.
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Maya and I have the same taste in music, so we get along like two peas in a pod.
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Those two puppies are inseparable, always sleeping curled up together like two peas in a pod.
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My dad and his brother laugh at the same jokes; they’ve been like two peas in a pod since childhood.
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When we met, we realized we had identical travel habits, like two peas in a pod.
Grammar & Usage Notes
Usually used as a simile with the pattern “be/look like two peas in a pod.” The phrase is fairly fixed; plural “peas” and “a pod” are standard.
Synonyms
- like peas in a pod
- spitting image
- dead ringer
- just alike
- identical
Antonyms
- nothing alike
- different as night and day
- worlds apart