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- phrase colloquial Assertion that an insult that was made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is also true of that party.
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ruzuzu commented on the word it takes one to know one
Cinderella, she seems so easy
"It takes one to know one," she smiles
And puts her hands in her back pockets
Bette Davis style
--Bob Dylan, "Desolation Row"
February 7, 2010