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• НА ОДИН ПОКРОЙ; ОДНОГО ПОКРОЯйог/i coll

[PrepP or NPgen; these forms only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human, concr, or abstr, pl), adv (1st var.), or nonagreeing modif; fixed WO]

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⇒ (two or more people, things etc are) very similar or identical to one another in some respect (esp. in regard to shortcomings):

- (все) X-ы (Х-ы и Y-и и т.п.) на один покрой{{}}≈ Xs (Xsand Ys) are all alike;

- [of people only] Xs (Xs and Ys) are (all) cut from the same cloth;

- Xs (Xs and Ys) are cast in the same mold;

- Xs (Xs and Ys) are birds (all) of a feather;

- Xs (Xsand Ys) are (all) of the same ilk;

- [of things only] Xs are all done ( written etc ) in the same style.

     ♦ "Кажется, я имел случай изучить эту породу людей - их столько к тебе ходит, - все на один покрой" (Толстой 2). "I think I've had occasion enough to get to know this breed by now-so many of them come to you - and they're all of a feather" (2b).