Question

Six of One and a Half Dozen of the Other one and the same; nothing to choose between; equal

Accepted Answer

I don't care if we eat Italian or Chinese food. To me, it's six of one and a half dozen of the other. Charles Dickens, an English novelist, used this phrase in one of his books in 1852, but it has been known since the early 1800s. Six equals a half dozen, no matter which way you say it. So we can use this expression to refer to two things that offer no real choice because there's no real difference between them.

Idiom	Six of One and a Half Dozen of the Other
Example	I don't care if we eat Italian or Chinese food. To me, it's six of one and a half dozen of the other.
Meaning	one and the same; nothing to choose between; equal
Origin	Charles Dickens, an English novelist, used this phrase in one of his books in 1852, but it has been known since the early 1800s. Six equals a half dozen, no matter which way you say it. So we can use this expression to refer to two things that offer no real choice because there's no real difference between them.

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