один в одного

• ОДИН К ОДНОМУ <B ОДНОГО, В ОДИН>; ОДНА К ОДНОЙ <В ОДНУ>; ОДНО К ОДНОМУ <В ОДНО> all coll, usu. approv

[NP; these forms only; subj-compl with быть (subj: human, animal, or concr, pl) or detached modif; fixed WO]

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⇒ (usu. in refer, to the physical features of some people, animals, or things) all are exceptional, or (when a particular quality is specified) all possess the positive quality in question to a great degree:

- one better than the other (the next);

- first-class (topnotch), every one of them;

- all equally good;

- you won't find a better bunch (group etc);

- each (one) more [AdjP] than the next.

     ♦ [Нина:] А ты? Интересно работаешь? [Лева:] Сверх! Чудом попал в самый интересный отдел... Там такие волшебные условия. И атмосфера... какая атмосфера!.. А главное - люди, Нина, какие у нас люди - один к одному! (Розов 4). IN.:] But what about you? Is your work interesting? [L.:] I should say! By a miracle I managed to get into the most interesting department ...The conditions are so marvellous. And the atmosphere - what an atmosphere!... But the main thing, Nina, is the people there-first-class, every one of them (4a).

     ♦ Из какого мира явились эти шестеро, один к одному, здоровые и ладные парни? (Аксенов 7). What world were they from, these six strapping lads, each more hale and hearty than the next? (7a).