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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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