much of a muchness

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.
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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
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  • McD’s
  • McD's
  • McDuck
  • McDuck’s
  • McDuck's
  • Mickey D’s
  • Mickey D's
  • McDoctor
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