egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • az egyik tizenkilenc, a másik egy híján húsz

Etymology

Literally: “one of them is nineteen, the other is one short of twenty”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɛɟːik ˈtizɛŋkilɛnt͡s ˌmaːʃik ˈɛchiːjaːn ˈhuːs]

Phrase

egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz

  1. (idiomatic) six of one, half a dozen of the other (they are equally bad)

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