# six of one, half a dozen of the other

idiom

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Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it does not matter which one is chosen.

## Examples

- It is six of one, half a dozen of the other to me.
- Whether we take the bus or the train, it is six of one, half a dozen of the other.
- The committee debated the two proposals at length, only to conclude that the differences were negligible and it was truly six of one, half a dozen of the other.

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