the likes of somebody

the likes of (someone or something)

Anything comparable to someone or something. Typically used in a negative construction to indicate that something is unique or rare. Meteorologists think that blizzard was the storm of the century, so we shouldn't be seeing the likes of it again anytime soon. That acrobat show was incredible. I've never seen the likes of it.See also: like, of

the likes of somebody

(informal) people like somebody: She didn’t want to associate with the likes of me.See also: like, of, somebody