all the same

Idioms  

1. Also, all one . Equally acceptable, making no difference. For example, If it's all the same to you I'd prefer the blue car , or Hot or cold, it's all one to me . [Late 1700s]

2. Also, just the same . Nevertheless, still. For example, John wants to stay another week, but I'm going home all the same , or Even if you vote against it, this measure will pass just the same . [c. 1800]

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Example Sentences

Since the father faces a barrage of questions from his son—amusingly, all the same question, “Why?”

From The Wall Street Journal

No one is predicting the same type that bedeviled the economy during the 1970s, but the signs of a problem are there all the same.

From Barron's

The dogs are still fresh, having slept a full day, and they don’t care that there is no snow for the sled runners—it’s all the same to them—and I have to run them.

From Literature

Wordlessly, he unwrapped the tissue paper, revealing a hat, a scarf, and mittens, all the same green as his eyes.

From Literature

“Well, let’s hope you never believe it, then,” I said, “because I’d rather not go on trial if it’s all the same to you. So chill for a second, will you? I need to think.”

From Literature