six of one and half-a-dozen of the other

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other
{n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other./ * /Johnny says it's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other whether he does the job tonight or tomorrow night./

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  • six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — {n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It s six of one and half a dozen of the other./ * /Johnny says it s six of one and half a dozen of the other whether he does …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • six of one and half a dozen of the other — Synonyms and related words: Tweedledum and Tweedledee, alike, choicelessness, coequal, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, congruent, correspondent, corresponding, coterminous, dead heat, deadlock, draw, equal, equivalent, even… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Six of One (Battlestar Galactica) — Infobox Television episode Title =Six of One Caption =No image yet available Series =Battlestar Galactica Season =4 Episode =4 Airdate =April 11, 2008 Production =404 Writer =Michael Angeli Director =Anthony Hemingway Guests = Episode list… …   Wikipedia

  • other — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH or LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • other — See: EACH OTHER, EVERY OTHER, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE S MOUTH or LAUGH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dozen — See: BY THE DOZEN, DAILY DOZEN, DIME A DOZEN, SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • one — See: AT ONE, FOR ONE, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, HANG ONE ON, HOLE IN ONE, KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, NUMBER ONE, SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER, SLIP ONE OVER ON, TEN TO ONE, TWO TO ONE, WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • dozen — See: BY THE DOZEN, DAILY DOZEN, DIME A DOZEN, SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • one — See: AT ONE, FOR ONE, GO IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER, HANG ONE ON, HOLE IN ONE, KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE, NUMBER ONE, SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER, SLIP ONE OVER ON, TEN TO ONE, TWO TO ONE, WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • half — See: GO HALVES, GO OFF HALF COCKED also GO OFF AT HALF COCK, IN HALF, SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER, TIME AND A HALF, TOO BY HALF …   Dictionary of American idioms

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