Phrase info

more like

Meaning

Used to challenge another's use of a term, replacing it with something the speaker or writer considers more pertinent.

Used to introduce a pun or joke about some name.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The world is not black and white. More like black and grey. Graham Greene

If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship. François de La Rochefoucauld

Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology. Rebecca West

Men look more like their uncles on the mother's side. Norwegian Proverb

Nothing looks more like a man of sense than a fool who holds his tongue. German Proverb

Nothing is more like an honest man than a rogue. French Proverb

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