Meaning & use
two peas in a pod
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Meaning
phraseidiominformal
Two people or things that are extremely alike or very close in nature, tastes or appearance.
Grammar: Always about two; often used with be or look like: they are two peas in a pod.
Patterns
- be like two peas in a pod
- be two peas in a pod
The twins are two peas in a pod, finishing each other's sentences.
My brother and I are like two peas in a pod when it comes to music.
Those two are two peas in a pod; they even dress alike.
Common combinations
- like two peas in a pod
- The sisters look like two peas in a pod.
- two peas in a pod
- Maya and her cousin are two peas in a pod.
- as alike as two peas in a pod
- The puppies are as alike as two peas in a pod.
- seem like two peas in a pod
- The co-workers seemed like two peas in a pod.
Synonyms and how they differ
- alike
- Alike is the plain adjective and has no friendly image.
- identical
- Identical means exactly the same, whereas two peas in a pod allows for small differences.
- birds of a feather
- Birds of a feather suggests similar character types, often in a negative way, and can describe more than two.
- peas in a pod
- Peas in a pod is the shortened form used when the number is obvious.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: two peas in a pod or birds of a feather?
two peas in a pod vs birds of a feather
Birds of a feather often implies people with similar habits or character who stick together, not necessarily looks.
Practice
People say Lena and her sister are two peas in a pod when they are ____.
Choose one answer.
The idiom means two people who are very alike. The other options are the opposite or unrelated.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “two peas in a pod”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.