one and the same
idiom
: one person or thing and not two
The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).
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But the longer this goes, and the more uncomfortable this gets, the more likely those two things become one and the same.
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The premise of the treaty was that the security of Europe and of the United States, which share common values and history, was one and the same.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Dictatorships want to make people, each and every one of us, one and the same.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Instead, Austrian resorts center on serious skiing and deeply traditional culture — which, for Austrians, are practically one and the same.
—Jenny Comita, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
The premise of the treaty was that the security of Europe and of the United States, which share common values and history, was one and the same.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Dictatorships want to make people, each and every one of us, one and the same.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Instead, Austrian resorts center on serious skiing and deeply traditional culture — which, for Austrians, are practically one and the same.
—Jenny Comita, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“One and the same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20and%20the%20same. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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