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six and two threes

six and two threes noun: two equivalent choices or situations.

Noun

six and two threes (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Two equivalent choices or situations.
    • They would fob us off with that and once more make it six and two threes.1962, Christopher John Brennan, Prose
    • I said, "Well, it's six and two threes. I get three pound off you here, and I have to work all week for £5 and I get me stamps off, whatever.1982, Dennis Marsden, Workless: an exploration of the social contract between society and the worker

Synonyms of six and two threes

Questions about six and two threes

What does six and two threes mean?
Six and two threes means two equivalent choices or situations.
What part of speech is six and two threes?
Six and two threes is a noun.

Words near six and two threes in the dictionary

  1. siwashes
  2. SIWI
  3. Siwnik
  4. SIWs
  5. six
  6. six and two threes
  7. Six Bells
  8. six bob a day tourist
  9. six bob a day tourists
  10. Six Counties
  11. six feet deep

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