What does the phrase 6 to 1 mean?

The idiom “six of one, half a dozen of the other” means that two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn’t matter which one we choose.

Where did the phrase six of one and half a dozen of the other come from?

The expression comes from the fact that half a dozen is an expression that means six. The idiom six of one, half a dozen of the other came into use in the 1700s. The earliest known use of the expression occurred in a journal kept by a British naval officer, Ralph Clark, in 1790.

What is half a dozen called?

: six a half dozen eggs.

What is the saying the dozen?

The alternatives are the same: “I can take the bus or the subway to get home; during rush hour, it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.” The phrase, which is sometimes inverted as “half a dozen of one, six of the other,” is merely two ways of expressing the number six.

What is the meaning of six of one?

Six of One. “It’s just six of one and half a dozen of the other.”, a line from The Pirate by Frederick Marryat (1836) “Were I to allot each their shares of illiberality, I should say, there are six of the one and half-a-dozen of the other;”, a line from “Romance and Reality” by Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1831) Note that this phrase…

Who is the owner of one one six?

One One Six is owned and managed by the J.C. Hart Company, with several decades in the business of providing deluxe Carmel living. Because we understand that apartment shopping has more to it than just floor plans and amenities.

Who is the author of six of one?

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