“C’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet” is a funny little French idiom that translates literally to “it’s bonnet white and white bonnet”.
English meaning:
- it amounts to the same thing
- there’s nothing to chose between the two
- six of one and half a dozen of the other
- tomayto, tomahto
French meaning:
- c’est la même chose – it’s the same thing
Example sentence:
- Je vois les deux candidats: ils n’ont aucun message et ils disent la même chose. C’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet. I see the two candidates. They have no message and they say the same thing. There’s nothing to chose between the two.
Bonjour! My name is David Issokson. I'm based in Victor, Idaho and have helped hundreds of students to learn French via Skype or Zoom since 2014. 
