tarring with the same brush

A form of tar with the same brush — To characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tar with the same brush
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APA

tarring with the same brush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarring%20with%20the%20same%20brush

MLA

“tarring with the same brush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarring%20with%20the%20same%20brush. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tarring with the same brush,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tarring%20with%20the%20same%20brush.

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