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

Quincy’s sneakers look brand-new, his shorts are ironed, his nails are all the same exact shape, not jagged like mine.

From Literature

Critics and skeptics of the California proposal say they expect California to run into all the same problems.

From Los Angeles Times

“She’s not going to get all the same looks that she did in high school,” Lauren said.

From Los Angeles Times

Her dad had seen all the same changes in the Sierra Nevada that she had in the past few years: bigger, more frequent, more destructive wildfires.

From Literature

“You just copied that out of the dictionary! They’re all the same thing!”

From Literature