Question of the Day #487

"Bright agrees, 'The cliche birds of a feather flock together, is worth remembering in hiring.'"
From the 6th paragraph from the end of this article at Forbes.

上記の文で、Birds of a feather flock togetherの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "Birds of a feather flock together" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioにいろいろな言い方を紹介していますが、下記が一番いいと思います。

類は友を呼ぶ

ただし、下記の英語の定義にあるように、ちょっとネガティブなニュアンスがあります。

Answer

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

said about people who have similar characters or interests, especially ones of which you disapprove, and who often spend time with each other

Etymology/語源

The Phrase Finderによると、

この諺は、少なくとも16世期半ばから使われています。

According to The Phrase Finder:

This proverb has been in use since at least the mid 16th century. 

Examples

• A coherent coupling among quantum dots requires, however, that they all have the same size, shape and composition because “birds of a feather flock together” in the quantum universe, too. 
• ‘Birds of a feather flock together’ is an old adage to explain some well-observed aspects of social behaviour among humans and animals. 
• Fred had also been a subscriber to I.F. Stone’s Weekly as a teenager, so we were birds of a feather. 
• The lawyers who attended the seminar were like birds of a feather flocking together. They have not even spoken to anyone outside their group.
• I love to talk to the people who know about the computers, do you know why? Because birds of a feather flock together.

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