egyik tizenkilenc, másik egy híján húsz

Hungarian

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Etymology

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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɟːik ˈtizɛŋkilɛnt͡s ˈmaːʃik ˈɛɟ ˈhiːjaːn ˈhuːs]

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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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