“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.
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