- it's as broad as it is long
- It's as broad as it is long(UK) Used to express that it is impossible to decide between two options because they're equal.
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broad as it's long — This expression means that there is no real difference which alternative is chosen. Take the high speed train, or fly and take a taxi? It s as broad as it s long … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it's as broad as it is long — it’s as broad as it is long british spoken phrase used for saying that you cannot choose between two things or actions because they are equal Thesaurus: samesynonym Main entry: broad … Useful english dictionary
it's as broad as it's long — it s as ˌbroad as it s ˈlong idiom (BrE, informal) it makes no real difference which of two possible choices you make Main entry: ↑broadidiom … Useful english dictionary
as broad as it is long — Six of one and half a dozen of the other • • • Main Entry: ↑broad … Useful english dictionary
broad as it's long, it's as — It makes no difference … A concise dictionary of English slang
Long, Broad and Sharpsight — or Long, Broad, and Quickeye is a Bohemian fairy tale, collected by Louis Léger in Contes Populaires Slaves . Andrew Lang included it in The Grey Fairy Book . A. H. Wratislaw collected it in his Sixty Folk Tales from Exclusively Slavonic Sources … Wikipedia
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broad´-jump´er — broad jump, 1. a jump to cover as much ground as possible. 2. a contest for the longest jump: »He won the broad jump. Also, long jump. broad jump «BRD JUHMP», intransitive verb. to do a broad jump or jumps; long jump. –v.t … Useful english dictionary
broad jump — broad′ jump n. spo long jump • Etymology: 1870–1875 broad′ jump , v.i. jumped, jump•ing. broad′ jump er, n … From formal English to slang
it's as broad as it is long — British spoken used for saying that you cannot choose between two things or actions because they are equal … English dictionary
