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of a piece
Idioms and Phrases
Also, all of a piece . Of the same kind, as in This legislation is of a piece with the previous bill , or Her rude behavior was all of a piece . The piece in this idiom alludes to a single mass of material. [Early 1600s]Example Sentences
Cook until the peas are tender, and serve alongside or on top of a piece of fish or other mild protein.
"The difference between Titanic sinking and not sinking are down to the fine margins of holes about the size of a piece of paper," said Simon Benson, an associate lecturer in naval architecture at the University of Newcastle.
Sam was lying in bed one morning when her tenant in a house she owned in Margate sent her a photo of a piece of graffiti that had appeared on the wall outside.
His positions on education, infrastructure and taxation were clearly progressive and redistributive, but his dictatorial style, contempt for the rule of law and cult of personality were of a piece with the European fascist movements of that decade.
The sophisticated shadings of McDonald’s singing are of a piece with the character’s slightly affected manner of speech.
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