muchness

Related to muchness: much of a muchness

be much of a muchness

slang To be excessively alike. I asked the realtor to find an older home with some charm and character because the new construction houses in this neighborhood are all much of a muchness to me.
See also: much, muchness, of

much of a muchness

Very similar in style, status, or ability. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's—all these fast-food burger joints are much of a muchness to me. These two teams heading to the championships are much of a muchness in terms of raw skill and win percentages this season, so it should be a great matchup.
See also: much, muchness, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

much of a muchness

too much of something that there is generally a lot of. All this talk about e-commerce and business-2-business is too much of a muchness.
See also: much, muchness, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

much of a muchness

very similar; nearly the same. informal
Muchness , used in Middle English in the sense ‘large size, bigness’, is now very seldom used outside this expression, which dates from the early 18th century.
See also: much, muchness, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

be ˌmuch of a ˈmuchness

be very similar (especially of people or things which are not very good): It’s hard to choose between them — they’re all much of a muchness. All the restaurants round here are much of a muchness.
See also: much, muchness, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be much of a muchness
  • drag on
  • drag on (someone or something)
  • delude (someone) with (something)
  • delude with
  • dollar signs in (one's) eyes
  • breakneck
  • he, she, etc. deserves a medal
  • deserve a medal
  • deserving
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