amount+to+the+same+thing

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• amount to the same thing — amount/come/to the same thing phrase to have the same meaning or effect as something else Whether someone made a mistake or whether there’s a fault in the system, it all comes to the same thing – sheer inefficiency. Thesaurus: to be similar to,… …   Useful english dictionary

• amount to the same thing — to be nearly the same thing, after you consider it. She wanted him to suffer and she wanted to punish him, which amounts to the same thing …   New idioms dictionary

• the same thing — used to say that two things are alike or have the same meaning Lying and cheating amount to much the same thing. • • • Main Entry: ↑same …   Useful english dictionary

• come to the same thing — amount/come/to the same thing phrase to have the same meaning or effect as something else Whether someone made a mistake or whether there’s a fault in the system, it all comes to the same thing – sheer inefficiency. Thesaurus: to be similar to,… …   Useful english dictionary

• same — [sām] adj. [ME < ON samr, akin to Goth sama, OHG samo, OE same < IE * som , var. of base * sem , one, together, with > Sans saṃ, Gr homōs, alike, L simul, at the same time, similis, like] 1. being the very one; identical 2. alike in kind …   English World dictionary

• same — same, selfsame, very, identical, identic, equivalent, equal, tantamount can mean either not different from the other or others or not differing from each other. Same may imply, and selfsame invariably implies, that the things under consideration… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• The Magician's House — is a quartet of children s fantasy books by William Corlett. Two mini series were produced in 1999 for British television, which were directed by Paul Lynch. The series featured Jennifer Saunders and Stephen Fry voicing some of the animal… …   Wikipedia

• same — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. identical, selfsame, interchangeable, alike, equivalent; monotonous. See identity, weariness. Ant., different. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Like another in state] Syn. equivalent, identical,… …   English dictionary for students

• amount — a|mount1 W1S1 [əˈmaunt] n [U and C] 1.) a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance amount of ▪ They spend equal amounts of time in California and New York. a considerable/large/enormous etc amount ▪ a considerable amount of money …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• same — 1. adjective 1) we stayed at the same hotel Syn: identical, selfsame, very same, one and the same Ant: another, different 2) they had the same symptoms Syn: matching …   Thesaurus of popular words

• amount — /əˈmaʊnt / (say uh mownt) noun 1. quantity or extent: *it is still an offence in every state to possess any considerable amount of marihuana. –frank crowley and lorna cartwright, 1977. 2. the full effect, value, or import. 3. the sum total of two …