like as two eggs
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Exactly alike. They say we are almost as like as eggs. — Winter's Tale, i, 2.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “like as two eggs” mean?
Exactly alike. They say we are almost as like as eggs. — Winter's Tale, i, 2.
Is “like as two eggs” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.