adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
along the same lines (= in the same way )
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We were both thinking along the same lines .
amount to the same thing
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Ultimately, their ideas amount to the same thing .
be of the same view (= agree )
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They were all of the same view.
come from a different/the same mould (= be different from or similar to other things of the same type )
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He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.
exactly the same
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The two candidates responded to the question in exactly the same way.
going over the same ground (= talking about the same things )
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At meetings, we just keep going over the same ground .
going the same way
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Many industries have been forced to cut jobs and it looks like the electronics industry is going the same way .
in the same vein/in a similar vein
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There was more humour, in much the same vein.
make the same mistake again/twice
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We won’t make the same mistake again.
on an equal footing (with sb/sth)/on the same footing (as sb/sth) (= in the same state or condition as other people or things )
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The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men.
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Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
same again (= the same drink again )
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‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again , please.’
same/similar/different
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Their tastes in movies were very different.
similar/the same
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We have similar musical tastes.
stayed the same
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Nine women gained weight, and four stayed the same .
the exact same thing/way etc informal (= exactly the same thing/way etc )
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If you’d been there, you’d have done the exact same thing.
the exact/same/very spot
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the exact spot where the king was executed
the same day
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Similar student protests took place on the same day in other towns.
the same fate
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He did not intend to meet the same fate as his companion.
the same kind
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I’d like to see you make the same kind of effort in practice that you make in the game.
the same order
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He always closed the windows in the same order.
the same position
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A lot of people are in the same position.
the same route
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He had intended to return by the same route.
the same size
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The water vole is about the same size as a rat.
the same sort
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We had the same sort of background.
the same type
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The use the same type of axe as a tool and a weapon.
the same/a similar pattern
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Each of the murders has followed a similar pattern.
the usual excuse/the same old excuse
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He made the usual excuses for not coming.
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Whenever the trains are late, it's always the same old excuse.
the very same (= exactly the same )
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My sister and I were married on the very same day.
to the same extent (= to the same amount )
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The roads were congested but not to the same extent as in London.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
as much/as many/the same again
be in the same boat (as sb)
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Everyone is in the same boat today.
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If marriage is a boat , then many of us are in the same boat!
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So we are in the same boat with our ancestors!
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We should all be in the same boat .
be of one mind/of the same mind/of like mind
be on the same/a different wavelength
be singing from the same hymn book/sheet
be singing from the same hymn sheet/book
be/get tarred with the same brush
in the same breath
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He's a performer who is frequently mentioned in the same breath as Mick Jagger.
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She said everything looked perfect, but in the same breath she suggested moving the couch more over to the window.
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But in the same breath , they threatened to flood the streets of Belgrade if he betrays them.
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It wallows in the worst excesses of sentimentality and adopts a moral tone that condemns and condones misbehaviour in the same breath .
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Mostly when they are mentioned they are mentioned in the same breath as legacies.
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No, perhaps you'd better not mention loo paper in the same breath as Easter eggs.
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Nor has he condemned right-wing extremism without condemning the rarer left-wing sort in the same breath .
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The adventure which we set ourselves was this: to try and experience myth and actuality in the same breath .
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Then, almost in the same breath , he turned on his heel and strode out of the room without another word.
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Unpredictable recordings like this one keep him from being mentioned in the same breath as the Rippingtons.
it's the same old story
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It's the same old story - too much work and not enough time.
it's the same story here/there/in ...
not be in the same league (as sb/sth)
on the same page
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Birmingham and I are more often on the same page in the hymn book on the issues than I and Sen.
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Both words are on the same page of the dictionary, but of course you know that.
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I feel uncomfortable even writing about them on the same page .
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In several cases, we marked the same word more than once, even though the referenced are on the same page .
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Recognise a large number of different Fonts on the same page .
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Try to place them on the same page so you can see they all work together.
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WordPerfect will always keep that number of lines together on the same page .
one and the same
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Many of their supporters think of the two brothers as one and the same.
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At one and the same time he seemed to accept every word and yet to be stricken with fear.
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At this stage we don't know if they are one and the same person.
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But it is still wrong to think that here research and higher education are one and the same thing.
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For several long stretches, the road and a large sandy wash are one and the same.
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The two Taylors are one and the same.
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Therefore the actual being that contains each possible world is one and the same being that contains all possible worlds.
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Victor and vanquished, he was beginning to think, came together in art and were one and the same.
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Writing as he did, Marx left the inevitable impression that he and history were one and the same.
speak the same language
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Politically they are our enemies, but when it comes to trade I think we speak the same language.
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When your sales, marketing, and production people are all speaking the same language, it pays real dividends.
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His actions now speak the same language.
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If we're to communicate, you and I, we have to be sure we're speaking the same language.
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Some one from industry might be seen by employers as speaking the same language as they do themselves. 5.
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They spoke the same language of progress, and shared a cautious trust that they knew could be relied on.
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They seemed to speak the same language.
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Very likely he expects a bambina - even Constanza found they didn't speak the same language any more.
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We speak the same language, share similar interests.
the same goes for sb/sth
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Although its meat is delicious, there is no special demand for it, and the same goes for its hard-wearing wool.
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And the same goes for operations management or marketing.
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Children learn to speak by copying what they hear, and Suzuki believes the same goes for music.
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Much the same goes for the autobiography, which was completed in 1991.
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Raising injection pressures brings particulates down but puts NOx up; the same goes for many other design changes.
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Stripes always look good when they are vertical and the same goes for the soft edges of these stripes.
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We now know that the same goes for all our particles of inheritance.
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You might find the same goes for the bewildering layers of search aids built 1E5.x and Windows 98.
two sides of the same coin
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Kohl later said that German unity and European integration were "two sides of the same coin ."
two sides of the same coin
under the same roof/under one roof