amount to the same thing (redirected from come to the same thing)

amount to the same thing and come to the same thing; add up to the same thing

Fig. to be the same [as something]. Borrowing can be the same as stealing. If the owner does not know what you have borrowed, it amounts to the same thing. With cars—whether they're red or blue—it comes to the same thing.

See also: amount, same, thing

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amount to the same thing also come to the same thing

to be nearly the same thing, after you consider it She wanted him to suffer and she wanted to punish him, which amounts to the same thing.

See also: amount, same, thing