one and the same

1. Identical, as in Gloria's grandfather had been, at one and the same time, a physician at the court and a general in the army. This expression is an emphatic form of “the same.” [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Often conflated as one and the same, both native species have distinguished themselves in Bad Bunny’s visuals.

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“Organized crime and many politicians in this country are one and the same. The Veytia case is a very clear example of that, though it’s far from the only one.”

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They're very different people - Russell gregarious and charismatic, Gibson-Park quiet and laidback - but they're one and the same when it comes to how the game should be played: fast and furious, off the cuff and adventurous.

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The GFDL’s models, including the first hurricane model, became the basis for both short-term weather outlooks and longer-range forecasts, or climate prediction, which soon became one and the same.

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As such, Cave Canem prides itself on being a place where belonging and community are one and the same.

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Related Words

• balanced 
• commensurate 
• comparable 
• corresponding 
• equivalent 
• identical 
• proportionate