all the same

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]

Example Sentences

As one SSA official put it, Bisignano is “doing all the same fundamentally inefficient things, more efficiently.”

From Salon

“So regardless of the audience or situation, transitioning from being a player to then a coach and now on the executive side, all the same principles of leadership apply.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wealthier often means having a nicer apartment, but an apartment all the same, existing in the same environs as those in a different price range.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time Farrell entered the fray the game was over as a contest, but he looked good all the same, although there are bigger examinations to come, of course.

From BBC

“At the end of the day, above the ring, we are all the same,” Chávez said.

From Los Angeles Times