six of one and half a dozen of the other

phraseC2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Six of one and half a dozen of the other means two options that amount to the same. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.

The joke is that six and half a dozen are the same number. To say six of one and half a dozen of the other refuses to choose rather than judging.

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

1phrasesix of one and half a dozen of the otherTwo options that amount to exactly the same.C2
“Driving or the train was six of one and half a dozen of the other.”

six of one and half a dozen of the other is a phrase.

Practised in Idioms

phraseC2Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

Six of one and half a dozen of the other means two options that amount to the same. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.

The joke is that six and half a dozen are the same number. To say six of one and half a dozen of the other refuses to choose rather than judging.

1phrasesix of one and half a dozen of the otherTwo options that amount to exactly the same.C2
“Driving or the train was six of one and half a dozen of the other.”

six of one and half a dozen of the other is a phrase.

Practised in Idioms