Idiom usage of LIKE

MGMAT SC book says "Matt drives fast cars LIKE his sister's (=both drive similar cars, OR, less optimally, one of the cars he drives is his sister's)

I cannot really get the meaning of the sentence. Can anybody help or explain why this sentence is correct?

Thank you

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by Jim@StratusPrep » Thu Jul 09, 2015 5:15 am

The meaning is that he drives cars similar to his sister's car, which are fast cars.

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