- tar with the same brush
- idi to regard as having the same unfavorable qualities as one whose shortcomings are known
From formal English to slang. 2014.
tar with the same brush
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tar with the same brush — 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 … The small dictionary of idiomes
tar with the same brush — ► tar with the same brush consider to have the same faults. Main Entry: ↑tar … English terms dictionary
tar with the same brush — tar (someone) with the same brush to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar. I admit that some football supporters do cause trouble but it s not fair that we re all being… … New idioms dictionary
tar with the same brush — phrasal : to mark or stain with the same fault or characteristic author and hero tended to melt into one … were tarred with the same brush William Troy * * * tar (someone) with the same brush see ↑tar, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑brush t … Useful english dictionary
tar with the same brush — When a person is tarred with the same brush, they are regarded as having the same faults or bad qualities as those they associate with. Don t hang around with those guys or you ll be tarred with the same brush … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tar with the same brush — verb To characterize using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly. They are both tarred with a dirty brush, and I cant have the Fellowships tarred with the same brush … Wiktionary
tar with the same brush — See paint with the same brush … English idioms
tar with the same brush — phrasal to mark or stain with the same fault or characteristic … New Collegiate Dictionary
tar someone with the same brush — tar (someone) with the same brush see ↑tar, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑brush tar (someone) with the same brush : to think that (someone) has the same bad qualities and deserves the same blame or criticism as another person because of being connected or … Useful english dictionary
tar someone with the same brush — tar (someone) with the same brush to believe wrongly that someone or something has the same bad qualities as someone or something that is similar. I admit that some football supporters do cause trouble but it s not fair that we re all being… … New idioms dictionary
