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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Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Dec. 2024 For most people, conjunto and norteño are one and the same, completely indistinguishable from the other. —

Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 What if doing the laundry and having a treat were one and the same? —

Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024 This is particularly true for children from disadvantaged families or for children of color, who often are one and the same. —

Conor Mastromarco, Baltimore Sun, 18 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for one and the same

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