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
Lucilio-Italian
Cokkie-Dutch
Cleopatra[kliə'pa:trə]
&Aelig;Lfwig-Anglo-Saxon
Alvis-Norse Mythology
Alsop['allsɔp]