six of one
Same difference, essentially
Six of one is shorthand for "six of one, half a dozen of the other"—a way of saying two alternatives amount to the same thing.
The full phrase points out that six and half a dozen are identical quantities, so the choice doesn't matter: Should we take the highway or back roads? Six of one.
- half dozenAnother way of saying six
- same differenceIrrelevant distinction between equivalents
- either wayIn both cases
- toss-upOutcome with equal chances
- coin flipRandom binary determination
same thing · equal · equivalent · much of a muchness · interchangeable · wash · moot · neither here nor there · splitting hairs · trade-off · swings and roundabouts · swap · even · balanced · symmetry · mirror · twin · double
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- Noncommittalneutral, undecided, on the fence, noncommittal, indifferent
six of onenight and day
Total contrast or constantly
worlds apart · day and night · no contest · chalk and cheese · apples and oranges
six of oneno-brainer
Self-evident decision
hands down · no contest · decisive · slam dunk · cut and dried
six of oneslam dunk
Forceful basket from above
cut and dried · black and white · open and shut · foregone conclusion · clear-cut