It Takes One To Know One
- It Takes One To Know One
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is not as commonly used as it was in the past, but it still widely understood and occasionally used in informal conversations.
- Literal Meaning: The phrase suggests that it requires a certain type of person to recognize or understand another person of the same type.
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: This idiom means that someone who has a certain characteristic or behavior is best recognized by someone who has the same characteristic or behavior.
- A: 'I can tell he's a liar.' B: 'It takes one to know one, doesn't it?'
- A: 'He's a genius.' B: 'I can see why you think that, it takes one to know one, right?'
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