Tar with the same brush meaning
What does the saying 'Tar with the same brush' mean?
Idiom: Tar with the same brush
Meaning:
If people are tarred with the same brush, they are said to have the same set of attributes or faults as someone they are associated with.
Similar Idioms
- Brush under the carpet
- Daft as a brush
- New brush sweeps clean
- Living over the brush
- Brush with death
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