The expression is "six of one, half a dozen of the other" and means that no matter what you call something, it's still the same thing.
It means about the same one way or another. It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
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The saying is: 6 of one and half dozen of another. as 6 and a half dozen are the same, then it doesn't matter which you use. it means that, it doesn't matter, its all the same, no sense in arguing. It is ussually said when people are arguing over symantics, using to different ways or phrases to say the same thing. dont ask i am right.
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There are 6 in half a dozen because a dozen is 12 and half 12 is 6
half a dozen = ½ x 12 = 6 six dozen dozen = 6 x 12 x 12 = 864 So six dozen dozen is bigger
1 dozen = 12 so 6 dozen = 72. Simple!