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Six of one half dozen of the other

Used to compare two things that are the same.

Half/Half
50/50
If I go left or right i'll turn up at the same place in the end. It's six of one half dozen of the other.
by David October 1, 2004
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A situation which could go either way. Maybe good or bad. 50/50. See: the English phrase rice and chips.
It was six of one, half dozen of the other, so what could I do?
by Dash2 June 5, 2010
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Six of one half dozen of the other

six and six
yah i'll have six of one half dozen of the other of those eggs.
by i prefer jelly July 12, 2003
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wish in one hand, shit in the other, and see which

You can take all of your wishes and wants, dreams, desires, and prayers, and put them all together....they still do not amount to shit.
Dad, I want a pony! Well, you can wish in one hand, shit in the other, and see which one fills up faster.
by Papa Bubbles November 5, 2017
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A reply given to someone who wishes for something because a part of their life is unfair, basically stating that life is full of good and bad things. In essence, wishes mean nothing.

This is the earliest version of the saying, with the reference to Germans eating shit coming from American soldiers in WWII.
You know what they say Ted: Wish in one hand, shit in the other, and see which hand the German guy eats out of.
by Bill Tetley June 19, 2011
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In one eye out the other

When your mind is completely elsewhere or unfocused as you watch someone demonstrate how to complete a certain task
Him: Aaaaand it’s that easy! That’s how you put a windshield wiper on a car. Now you try to put the other one on!

You: yeah I would love to but all of that just went in one eye out the other…
by Ositam September 16, 2021
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In one eye and out the other

When someone shows you how to do something and you pay no attention whatsoever and therefore cannot do the thing they showed you to do
I know I just watched you put that windshield wiper on the car… but it just went in one eye and out the other
by Ositam September 9, 2021
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