| 词汇 | six of one and half a dozen of the other |
| 释义 | Idiom six of one and half a dozen of the other Theme: CHOICE about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other. Idiom six of one and half a dozen of the other if you say that a bad situation is six of one and half a dozen of the other, you mean that two people or groups are equally responsible.Harriet's always accusing Donald of starting arguments, but if you ask me, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other. six of one, (and) half a dozen of the otherThe difference between these two options is negligible, irrelevant, or unimportant; either option is fine or will work as well as the other. Well, we could take the freeway to your mother's house, or we could cut through the city. It takes about the same amount of time, so it's six of one, and half a dozen of the other. John: "Would you rather have pepperoni or sausage on your pizza?" Bob: "Eh, six of one, half a dozen of the other." six of one and half a dozen of the otherFig. about the same one way or another. It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other. What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other. six of one and half a dozen of the otherIf you are talking about an argument or fight between two people and you say it is six of one and half a dozen of the other, you mean that both people are equally responsible for what has happened. To me it was six of one and half a dozen of the other. Both men were at fault. six of one and half a dozen of the otherused to convey that there is no real difference between two alternatives.six of one and half a dozen of the otherIt’s all the same; there’s no difference between them. This term dates from the early nineteenth century. Dickens used it in Bleak House (1852): “Mostly they come for skill—or idlenesss. Six of one, and half-a-dozen of the other.” |
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