phrase🎓 English idiom

like two peas in a pod

very similar and close

What it means

People who are like two peas in a pod are extremely similar, whether in appearance, character, or closeness. It's often used affectionately about friends, siblings, or partners who seem inseparable and alike.

Examples

  • The twins are like two peas in a pod, even their parents confuse them.
  • Those two have been like two peas in a pod since childhood.
  • My grandmother and I are like two peas in a pod when it comes to baking.
  • They finish each other's sentences, just like two peas in a pod.

Where it comes from

The comparison dates to the 16th century and rests on the fact that peas growing in the same pod look almost identical to one another.

Related idioms

#a chip off the old block#in the same boat#the apple of my eye#through thick and thin

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