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Idiom

six and two threes

Meaning

Two equivalent choices or situations.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It is six and two threes whether we take the bus or train.”

“You can pay for the repair now or later, but it is really six and two threes.”

“Whether the company chooses to merge with their rival or remain independent, the financial outcome remains six and two threes.”

Examples

simple

“It is six and two threes whether we take the bus or train.”

contextual

“You can pay for the repair now or later, but it is really six and two threes.”

complex

“Whether the company chooses to merge with their rival or remain independent, the financial outcome remains six and two threes.”

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