"birds of a feather flock together" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "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.\"",
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "flock together"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "background",
          "background"
        ],
        [
          "taste",
          "taste"
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        [
          "congregate",
          "congregate"
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        [
          "associate",
          "associate"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) 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."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "birds of a feather"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "like attracts like"
        },
        {
          "word": "like likes like"
        },
        {
          "word": "apple does not fall far from the tree"
        },
        {
          "word": "birds of the feather flock together"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "اَلطُّيُورُ عَلَىٰ أَشْكَالِهَا تَقَعُ (aṭ-ṭuyūru ʕalā ʔaškālihā taqaʕu, literally “birds stumble upon their kinds”)",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate"
        },
        {
          "code": "ary",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "note": "مع من شفتك، شبهتك (mʕa men šuftak, šabbahtak, literally “With whom I saw you with, I compare you to.”)",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
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            "Moroccan-Arabic"
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        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "jhãker koi jhãkei meśe",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "ঝাঁকের কই ঝাঁকেই মেশে"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "物以類聚"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "mat⁶ ji⁵ leoi⁶ zeoi⁶",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "物以类聚"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
          "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
          "roman": "ngìn thùng ngìn hó, kúi thùng kúi hó",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "人同人好，鬼同鬼好"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "龍交龍，鳳交鳳，隱痀的交侗戇"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "龙交龙"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "凤交凤"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "Lêng kau lêng, hōng kau hōng, ún-ku--ê kau tòng-gōng.",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "隐痀的交侗戆"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "物以類聚"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wùyǐlèijù",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "物以类聚"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "vrána k vráně sedá"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "soort zoekt soort"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "birdoj samplumaj flugas kunaj"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "samanlaiset lapset leikkivät parhaiten"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "qui se ressemble s’assemble"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "zeig mir deine Freunde und ich sage dir, wer du bist"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ómoios omoío aeí pelázei",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "όμοιος ομοίω αεί πελάζει"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ta ómoia élkontai",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "τα όμοια έλκονται"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "כל עוף למינו ישכון ובני אדם לדומה לו"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "note": "הָלַךְ זַרְזִיר אֵצֶל עוֹרֵב (halách zarzír etzel 'orév, literally “the starling went with the raven”)",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ek thālī ke caṭṭe baṭṭe",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "एक थाली के चट्टे बट्टे"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "zsák a foltját megtalálja"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "líkur sækir líkan heim"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "sækjast sér um líkir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "is bách iad lucht aon cheirde"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "chi si assomiglia si piglia"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "dio li fa e poi li accoppia"
        },
        {
          "alt": "るいはともをよぶ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rui wa tomo o yobu",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "類は友を呼ぶ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "うしはうしづれ、うまはうまづれ, ushi wa ushi zure, uma wa uma zure",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "牛は牛連れ、馬は馬連れ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "類類相從",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yuyusangjong",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "유유상종"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "kkirikkiri",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "끼리끼리"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "pares cum paribus facillimē congregantur"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "tāds ar tādu saderas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "se strkalalo grnčeto si go našlo poklopčeto",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "се стркалало грнчето си го нашло поклопчето"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "اڠݢڠ برسام اڠݢڠ, ڤيڤيت برسام ڤيڤيت"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "سامکه اءير هوجن دڠن اءير ڤريݢي؟"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "انته برسام انته, برس برسام برس"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "اورڠ سبنتوق باݢاي چينچين, ستيتيق باݢاي امس"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "enggang bersama enggang, pipit bersama pipit"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "samakah air hujan dengan air perigi?"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "antah bersama antah, beras bersama beras"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "orang sebentuk bagai cincin, setitik bagai emas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "ma’ min rajtek xebbaħtek"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "like barn leker best"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "ciągnie swój do swego"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "diga-me com quem andas e eu te direi quem és"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "cine se aseamănă se adună"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "spune-mi cu cine te însoțești ca să îți spun cine ești"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rybák rybaká vídit izdaleká",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "durák duraká vídit izdaleká",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "дура́к дурака́ ви́дит издалека́"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "भावो भावं निगच्छति"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "an dubh-isean ag iarraidh an dubh-gheòidh"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "is toigh le bò mhaol bò mhaol eile"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "svaka ptica svome jatu leti"
        },
        {
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "nun ti pigghiu si nun t'assumigghiu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "vrana k vrane sadá"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "vrana vrani ne izkljuje oči"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "enake sorte ptiči skup letijo"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "cada oveja con su pareja"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "Dios los cría y ellos se juntan"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "lika barn leka bäst"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "okagūṭi pakṣulu okēcōṭiki cērutāyi",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "ఒకగూటి పక్షులు ఒకేచోటికి చేరుతాయి"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "it ulur, birbirini bulur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "mal türi bilen",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "مال تۈرى بىلەن"
        },
        {
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "les cis ki si rshonnèt s' rashonnèt"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
          "word": "adar o'r unlliw hedant i'r unlle"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "birds of a feather flock together"
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "opposites attract"
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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "flock together"
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  "etymology_text": "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.\"",
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        "Terms with Greek translations",
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        "Terms with Hebrew translations",
        "Terms with Hindi translations",
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        "Terms with Maltese translations",
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        "Terms with Uyghur translations",
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      "glosses": [
        "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."
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        "(idiomatic) 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."
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        {
          "word": "like attracts like"
        },
        {
          "word": "like likes like"
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        {
          "word": "apple does not fall far from the tree"
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      "word": "birds of the feather flock together"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "اَلطُّيُورُ عَلَىٰ أَشْكَالِهَا تَقَعُ (aṭ-ṭuyūru ʕalā ʔaškālihā taqaʕu, literally “birds stumble upon their kinds”)",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ary",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "note": "مع من شفتك، شبهتك (mʕa men šuftak, šabbahtak, literally “With whom I saw you with, I compare you to.”)",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Moroccan-Arabic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jhãker koi jhãkei meśe",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "ঝাঁকের কই ঝাঁকেই মেশে"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "物以類聚"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mat⁶ ji⁵ leoi⁶ zeoi⁶",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "物以类聚"
    },
    {
      "code": "hak",
      "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
      "roman": "ngìn thùng ngìn hó, kúi thùng kúi hó",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "人同人好，鬼同鬼好"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "龍交龍，鳳交鳳，隱痀的交侗戇"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "龙交龙"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "凤交凤"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Lêng kau lêng, hōng kau hōng, ún-ku--ê kau tòng-gōng.",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "隐痀的交侗戆"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "物以類聚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wùyǐlèijù",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "物以类聚"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "vrána k vráně sedá"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "soort zoekt soort"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "birdoj samplumaj flugas kunaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "samanlaiset lapset leikkivät parhaiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "qui se ressemble s’assemble"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "zeig mir deine Freunde und ich sage dir, wer du bist"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ómoios omoío aeí pelázei",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "όμοιος ομοίω αεί πελάζει"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ta ómoia élkontai",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "τα όμοια έλκονται"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "כל עוף למינו ישכון ובני אדם לדומה לו"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "note": "הָלַךְ זַרְזִיר אֵצֶל עוֹרֵב (halách zarzír etzel 'orév, literally “the starling went with the raven”)",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ek thālī ke caṭṭe baṭṭe",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "एक थाली के चट्टे बट्टे"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "zsák a foltját megtalálja"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "madarat tolláról, embert barátjáról"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "líkur sækir líkan heim"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "sækjast sér um líkir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "is bách iad lucht aon cheirde"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "chi si assomiglia si piglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "dio li fa e poi li accoppia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "るいはともをよぶ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rui wa tomo o yobu",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "類は友を呼ぶ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うしはうしづれ、うまはうまづれ, ushi wa ushi zure, uma wa uma zure",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "牛は牛連れ、馬は馬連れ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "類類相從",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuyusangjong",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "유유상종"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkirikkiri",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "끼리끼리"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "pares cum paribus facillimē congregantur"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "tāds ar tādu saderas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se strkalalo grnčeto si go našlo poklopčeto",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "се стркалало грнчето си го нашло поклопчето"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اڠݢڠ برسام اڠݢڠ, ڤيڤيت برسام ڤيڤيت"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "سامکه اءير هوجن دڠن اءير ڤريݢي؟"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "انته برسام انته, برس برسام برس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اورڠ سبنتوق باݢاي چينچين, ستيتيق باݢاي امس"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "enggang bersama enggang, pipit bersama pipit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "samakah air hujan dengan air perigi?"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "antah bersama antah, beras bersama beras"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "orang sebentuk bagai cincin, setitik bagai emas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "ma’ min rajtek xebbaħtek"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "like barn leker best"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "ciągnie swój do swego"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "diga-me com quem andas e eu te direi quem és"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "cine se aseamănă se adună"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "spune-mi cu cine te însoțești ca să îți spun cine ești"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jábloko ot jábloni nedalekó pádajet",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "я́блоко от я́блони недалеко́ па́дает"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rybák rybaká vídit izdaleká",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "рыба́к рыбака́ ви́дит издалека́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "durák duraká vídit izdaleká",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "дура́к дурака́ ви́дит издалека́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "bhāvo bhāvaṃ nigacchati",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "भावो भावं निगच्छति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "an dubh-isean ag iarraidh an dubh-gheòidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "is toigh le bò mhaol bò mhaol eile"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "svaka ptica svome jatu leti"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "nun ti pigghiu si nun t'assumigghiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "vrana k vrane sadá"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "vrana vrani ne izkljuje oči"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "enake sorte ptiči skup letijo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "cada oveja con su pareja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "Dios los cría y ellos se juntan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "lika barn leka bäst"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "okagūṭi pakṣulu okēcōṭiki cērutāyi",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "ఒకగూటి పక్షులు ఒకేచోటికి చేరుతాయి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "it ulur, birbirini bulur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mal türi bilen",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "مال تۈرى بىلەن"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "les cis ki si rshonnèt s' rashonnèt"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "people of similar character, etc. tend to associate",
      "word": "adar o'r unlliw hedant i'r unlle"
    }
  ],
  "word": "birds of a feather flock together"
}