Ч80
ОДИН ЧЁРТ
highly collNPInvar 1. ( usu. subj-compl with бытье ( subj: usu. two or more clauses or abstr NPs)) two or more phenomena (notions etc) are exactly identical
X и Y - один чёрт - X and Y are the same damned thing.
2. (кому) ( subj-compl with бытыз ( subj: usu. это or a clause) or impers predic with бытыз) (the difference, if any, between two or more expressed or implied options is) unimportant or of little or no significance (to s.o. ): (X-y) один чёрт - it doesn't make a damn bit of difference (to X)
it doesn't matter one damn bit (to X)it doesn't damn well make any difference (to X)X doesn't give a damnit comes to the same damn thing.
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