同おなじ穴あなの狐きつね

expression, noun

birds of a feather; villains of the same stripe

Idiomatic expression meaning people who are alike, especially in a negative or suspicious way. Often used to imply that bad people share similar traits or are in cahoots. The literal meaning is 'foxes of the same hole'.

See also: 同じ穴のムジナ

• あの二人ふたりは同おなじ穴あなの狐きつねだ。

  Those two are birds of a feather.

• 詐さ欺ぎ師しと泥どろ棒ぼうは同おなじ穴あなの狐きつねと言いえる。

  You could say swindlers and thieves are villains of the same stripe.