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six of one and half a dozen of the other

NOUN
dead heat
Synonyms
WEAK
Mexican standoff blanket finish draw even money neck-and-neck race photo finish standoff tie tie game wash without a difference

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They claimed Bonucci was impeded as he was running back, but I think it was six of one and half a dozen of the other.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2016

They claimed Bonucci was impeded as he was running back, but I think it was six of one and half a dozen of the other.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2016

The referee could simply have viewed it as six of one and half a dozen of the other.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2011

To me, it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, if children understand what it's like to be a dissident minority.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of course, it was from Braybridge finally, but I suppose it’s always six of one and half a dozen of the other in these cases, isn’t it?

From Between the Dark and the Daylight by Howells, William Dean