半斤八两

半斤八两 [bàn jīn bā liǎng]

1. ■ six of one and half a dozen of the other; not much to choose between the two; as broad as it is long; the pot calling the kettle back; well matched; much of a muchness; birds of a feather; tweedledum and tweedledee:

他们俩是不是像你们说的是半斤八两呢? Are they two birds of a feather， as you say?

如果普及工作永远停留在一个水平上， 那么教育者和被教育者岂不都是半斤八两? If popularization remains at the same level for ever, won't the educators and those being educated be six of one and half a dozen of the other?