SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER

Meaning of SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER in English

n. phr. Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. Johnny says it's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other whether he does the job tonight or tomorrow night.

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SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER — a situation in which there is little difference between two alternatives. → six
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER — Synonyms and related words : Tweedledum and Tweedledee, alike, choicelessness, coequal, coextensive, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, congruent, correspondent, corresponding, coterminous, dead …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER — {n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the …
Slang English vocab
SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER — {n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the …
Словарь английских идиом
SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER — two things the same, no difference It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether or …
English Idioms vocab
SIX OF ONE AND HALF A DOZEN OF THE OTHER — Шесть одного и полдюжины другого. (Т. е. одно и то же). Ср. Что в лоб, что по лбу
Английские поговорки
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOZEN — dozene, deciduene
English interlingue dictionary
DOZEN — napulog duha
English-Visayan vocabulary
OTHER — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar ~, Sanskrit antara Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIX — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Six Dynasties {{link=Six Les">Six Les The Six Six Day War
Английский словарь Британика
SIX
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈəthə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective, noun, pron., & adverb, from Old English ōther, adjective, noun, & pron.; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOZEN — I. ˈdəz ə n noun ( plural dozens or dozen ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English dozeine, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIX — (n.) A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.
Английский словарь Webster
SIX — (n.) The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or objects.
Английский словарь Webster
SIX — (a.) One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
Английский словарь Webster
DOZEN — (pl. ) of Dozen
Английский словарь Webster
SIX — ( n. ) The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three and three; six units or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIX — ( n. ) A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIX — ( a. ) One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOZEN — ( pl. ) of Dozen
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIX
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — /udh"euhr/ , adj. 1. additional or further: he and one other person. 2. different or distinct from the one mentioned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — /haf, hahf/ , n. , pl. halves /havz, hahvz/ , adj. , adv. n. 1. one of two equal or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOZEN — dozen 1 /duz"euhn/ , n. , pl. dozens , ( as after a numeral ) dozen , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OTHER — I. ˈə-thər adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ōther; akin to Old High German andar other, Sanskrit antara Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALF — I. ˈhaf, ˈhäf noun ( plural halves ˈhavz, ˈhävz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIX
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOZEN — noun ( plural dozens or dozen ) Etymology: Middle English dozeine, from Anglo-French duzeine, dozeyne, from duze twelve, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIX — adj one more than five; twice three; as, six yards. 2. six ·noun a symbol representing six units, as 6, …
Webster English vocab
OTHER — adv otherwise. 2. other ·pron & ·adj left, as opposed to right. 3. other ·pron & ·adj not this, but …
Webster English vocab
HALF — adj part; side; behalf. 2. half ·vt to halve. ·see halve. 3. half ·adj consisting of a moiety, or half; …
Webster English vocab
DOZEN — pl of dozen. 2. dozen ·noun an indefinite small number. 3. dozen ·noun a collection of twelve objects; a tale …
Webster English vocab
OTHER
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIX
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OTHER — [oth.er] adj [ME, fr. OE other; akin to OHG andar other, Skt antara] (bef. 12c) 1 a: being the one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALF — [half] n, pl halves [ME, fr. OE healf; akin to OHG halb half] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOZEN — [doz.en] n, pl dozens or dozen [ME dozeine, fr. MF dozaine, fr. doze twelve, fr. L duodecim, fr. duo two …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIX — six BrE AmE sɪks ▷ sixes ˈsɪks ɪz -əz ▶ ˌ Six ˈ Counties BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Six ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALF
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOZEN — dozen BrE AmE ˈdʌz ə n ▷ dozen|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SIX
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OTHER — / ˈʌðə(r); NAmE / adjective , pronoun 1. used to refer to people or things that are additional or different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — / hɑːf; NAmE hæf/ noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ noun ( pl. halves / hɑːvz; NAmE hævz/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOZEN — / ˈdʌzn; NAmE / noun , determiner ( pl. dozen ) 1. [ C ] ( abbr. doz. ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIX — six /sɪks/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ] 1 . the number 6: six months ago She arrived …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OTHER — oth ‧ er S1 W1 /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective , pronoun [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOZEN — doz ‧ en S2 W3 /ˈdʌz ə n/ BrE AmE number ( plural dozen or dozens ) ( written abbreviation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIX — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than five, or four less than ten; the product of two units and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. --adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALF
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOZEN — n. 1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIX — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than five, or four less than ten; the product of two units and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OTHER — adj., n. or pron., & adv. adj. 1 not the same as one or some already mentioned or implied; separate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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