cut from that cloth同一類人

把「一夜成名」反用來挖苦：成名很快，因為根本沒打過。

He's an overnight success, never had a ... in his life.

諷刺被吹起來、沒有真本事的人時用，語氣刻薄；公開場合慎用。

An overnight success who never paid his dues. ／ Famous fast, because he never fought.

口語

overnight success 加重反諷，never had a damn fight 提速。

He's an overnight success who never did the work. 他是一夜成名的，可他從沒真正下過功夫。

把「傳承」翻成「自建」：不靠父輩的名字，自己一步步壘。

I've been working on trying to build my own ...

回應別人拿家世說事、表明要靠自己時用，語氣剋制；正式採訪也合用。

I'm building my own name. ／ I want a legacy of my own.

口語

working on 輕快，my own legacy 加重收尾。

I've been working on trying to build my own reputation. 我一直在努力建立我自己的名聲。

把對方的家世擺上檯面，一句話說明兩人起點差多遠。事實本身就是最鋒利的對比。

His father was heavyweight champion of the world.

點出雙方起點懸殊時用，語氣剋制；直接說可能顯得刻薄，慎用。

His old man was the heavyweight champion. ／ He grew up with a champion for a father.

中性

heavyweight champion 連讀重讀，of the world 放慢收尾。

His father was champion of the world. 他父親可是世界冠軍。

用「夠多了」回絕對方的辯解：不需要知道全部，也已經看透。短短一句，把主動權收回自己手裡。

I know enough about you.

回絕對方繼續解釋、表示自己已經看清時用，語氣冷淡；衝突場合慎用。

I've seen enough of you. ／ That tells me all I need to know.

口語

enough 重讀，about you 輕收。

I've seen enough to know you. 我看得夠多了，已經看清你了。