It's six of one, half a dozen of another



It's six of one, half a dozen of another.

Cliché Two options are equivalent. To get downtown, we can either take the highway or the side streets. It's six of one, half a dozen of another, since both routes take the same amount of time. Jill: Would you rather peel the carrots or wash the lettuce? Jane: It's six of one, half a dozen of the other.
See also: another, dozen, half, of, six

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orfeo-Italian, Spanish
StefanSHTE-fahn (German), STAY-fahn (Dutch), STE-fahn (Polish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Karna-Hinduism
Gwrtheyrn-Ancient Celtic
Gil (1)HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
LÉOle-OFrench