一つ穴
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Meanings
1
same hole; living in the same den
Literally 'one hole'; used figuratively for people who share the same living space or are in the same boat, often with a negative or conspiratorial nuance.
They are birds of a feather (literally, badgers of the same hole).
2
Often used in the set phrase 一つ穴のむじな (badgers of the same hole) to mean a group of people with shared, often shady, interests.
Those guys are all in the same gang.
Expressions
- 一つ穴のむじなgang; group of accomplices; birds of a feather