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What the two 'ones' stand for in 'It takes one to know one'?



 
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How do you pronounce 'fault'? | Use simple English: rather by being or accepting to be prudently
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What the two 'ones' stand for in 'It takes one to know one'? Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:20 am  What the two 'ones' stand for in 'It takes one to know one'?		  
Hi,

Could you tell me what the two 'ones' stand for in 'It takes one to know one'?

Thank you.

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It takes one to know one Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:28 am  It takes one to know one		  
Hi Haihao

That means "one of that type of person". This phrase is usually derogative.
A person with certain (negative) personality traits recognizes another person with the same traits:
Sam: You're an idiot.
John: It takes one to know one.

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It takes one to know one Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:14 am  It takes one to know one		  
Another analogue of the proverb:

Birds of a feather flock together.
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It takes one to know one Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:17 am  It takes one to know one		  
Oh and another thought: It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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It takes one to know one Fri Jan 26, 2007 21:28 pm  It takes one to know one		  
Alan wrote:
Oh and another thought: It takes a thief to catch a thief.

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So,

Set a thief to catch a thief! Very Happy

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