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as broad as long

as broad as long adjective: the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.

Adjective

as broad as long (not comparable)

  1. The same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.
    • tis as Broad as ' tis long , whether they Rise to others , or bring others down to them1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    same difference

Synonyms of as broad as long

Questions about as broad as long

What does as broad as long mean?
As broad as long means the same one way as another; coming to the same result by different ways or processes.
What part of speech is as broad as long?
As broad as long is an adjective.

Words near as broad as long in the dictionary

  1. as balls
  2. as be damned
  3. as best as one can
  4. as best one can
  5. as big as life
  6. as broad as long
  7. as built
  8. as builts
  9. as clever as a cartload of monkeys
  10. as demure as an old whore at a christening
  11. as easy as rolling off a log

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