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same

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AT THE SAME TIME,

ALL THE SAME or JUST THE SAME,

IN THE SAME BREATH,

LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE,

ONE AND THE SAME.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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