同おなじ穴あなの狸たぬき

expression, noun

birds of a feather; villains of the same stripe

Idiomatic expression used to say that people who do bad things together are alike or equally guilty. Often carries a negative connotation. Literally 'raccoon dogs 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狸たぬきだ。

  Those two are birds of a feather.

• 詐さ欺ぎ師しとその弁べん護ご士しは同おなじ穴あなの狸たぬきだった。

  The scammer and his lawyer were villains of the same stripe.