six to one, half dozen to the other
six to one, half dozen to the other
The difference between these two options is negligible, irrelevant, or unimportant; either option is fine or will work as well as the other. Well, we could take the freeway to your mother's house, or we could cut through the city. It takes about the same amount of time, so it's six to one, half dozen to the other. John: "Would you rather have pepperoni or sausage on your pizza?" Bob: "Eh, six to one, half dozen to the other."
See also: dozen, half, other, six
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
- It's six of one, half a dozen of another
- six and two threes
- be just the same (to someone)
- just the same
- just the same (to one)
- hair-splittingly
- little things, the
- be all (the) one (to someone)
- mere trifle