half a dozen
Six, said differently
Half a dozen means six.
The phrase functions as a casual alternative to the number, often suggesting approximation or informality: I've told you half a dozen times.
It appears in the expression six of one, half a dozen of the other, meaning two alternatives amount to the same thing.
- handfulAmount a palm holds
- sextetEnsemble of six
- sixCardinal after five
- six of oneInterchangeable alternatives phrase
- sixfoldSix times over
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