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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs