American Idioms and Expressions

Six Of One Or Half A Dozen Of The Other Idiom

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six of one or half-a-dozen of the other
What does six of one or half-a-dozen of the other mean?
to be the same, to have no difference between two thingsIt was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.
six of one or half-a-dozen of the other
What does six of one or half-a-dozen of the other mean?
to be the same, to have no difference between two things It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other if we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.


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rear
What does "rear" mean?
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fan the flames of (something)
What does "fan the flames of (something)" mean?
to make a situation worse The speech by the labor leader fanned the flames of the angry workers.

shitload of
What does "shitload of" mean?
large quantity of something
not for all the tea in China
What does "not for all the tea in China" mean?
not for anything I will not for all the tea in China lend my friend any more money.

under a cloud
What does "under a cloud" mean?
depressed, sadShe has been under a cloud of depression since her cat died.
froth
What does "froth" mean?
beer
bug-eyed
What does "bug-eyed" mean?
to be wide-eyed with surpriseThe little boy was bug-eyed when he got a new bicycle for his birthday.
dyke
What does "dyke" mean?
lesbian

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