someone; anyone like someone. (Informal. Almost always in a negative sense.) • I don't like Bob. I wouldn't do anything for the likes of him. • Nobody wants the likes of him around.
Every ass likes to hear himself bray.
People like to listen to themselves talking.
Every ass likes to hear himself bray
This means that people like the sound of their own voice.
the likes of|the likes
informal Something like or similar to; something of the same kind as. I have never seen the likes of John.It was a chocolate sundae the likes of which Mary would never see again.
likes of, the
likes of, the Also, the like of one. An equivalent or very similar person or thing; an equal or match. For example, I've never seen the likes of this before, or We'll never see his like again. This expression today is almost always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]
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