Dictionary

six of one, half a dozen of the other en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it does not matter which one is chosen.
2. (idiomatic) Of two people, equally involved; equally responsible.

Forms

Relateds

Tweedledum and Tweedledee · half and half · much of a muchness · 50-50 · a bob each way

Synonyms

whatever (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · same difference (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · as broad as long (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · a horse apiece (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · tomayto, tomahto (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · sixes (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · potayto, potahto (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · six and two threes (the two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)

Translations (51)

fi kuusi noita ja puoli tusinaa noita toisia (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl ganc pomada (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fr quatre trente sous pour une piastre (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · cy chwaer i Mam yw Modryb (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · de einerlei (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · cs prašť jako uhoď (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl to jedno i to samo (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ga deartháir don sac an mála (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ko 어슷비슷하다 (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl ganc egal (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · sl eno in isto (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ja 似たり寄ったり (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · es el mismo perro con diferente collar (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fr chou vert et vert chou (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · id dari semak ke belukar (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · id setali tiga uang (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · mk едно та исто (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pt trocar seis por meia dúzia (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · hu egyre megy (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · it se non è zuppa è pan bagnato (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · cs jeden za osmnáct, druhý bez dvou za dvacet (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · so kalabadh (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · de ein und dasselbe (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fi ihan sama (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · mk не по врат, по шија (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl wszystko jedno (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · bg не врат, ами шия (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ca el mateix gos amb diferent collar (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · nl lood om oud ijzer (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · hsb pěši jako z wozom (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fr du pareil au même (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · es tres cuartos de lo mismo (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl wart Pac pałaca, a pałac Paca (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ga is ionann an cás an t-éag agus an bás (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · sv hugget som stucket (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · de Jacke wie Hose (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · dsb wšykno ta sama jěšnica (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · gd bò mhaol odhar agus bò odhar mhaol (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · oc qu’ei pigas e agaças (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · cy chwech o un a hanner dwsin o'r llall yw hi (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ko 피차일반 (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · es dar lo mismo (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fr kif-kif (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · ko 서로 같다 (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · hu egyik kutya, másik eb (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · de gehüpft wie gesprungen (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · hu egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · lv cik garš, tik plats (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · sk jeden za osemnásť, druhý bez dvoch za dvadsať (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · fr bonnet blanc, blanc bonnet (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) · pl jak go zwał, tak go zwał (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent)