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matchy-matchy

too perfectly coordinated

Looking too perfectly coordinated because the colours or styles match in an uninteresting way.

C1 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Should I buy the matching bag as well?

No, that might look too matchy-matchy.

Play the conversation

I like the colours, but the whole room looks a little matchy-matchy.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The room looks too matching-matchy.

Say: The room looks too matchy-matchy.

The playful adjective repeats “matchy” in both parts.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

look matchy-matchy; a bit matchy-matchy; too matchy-matchy

Your turn: say it out loud

I like the colours, but the whole room looks a little matchy-matchy.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

matchy-matchy

too perfectly coordinated

“I like the colours, but the whole room looks a little matchy-matchy.”

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