"that s six of one and half a dozen of another" in German That's six of one and half a dozen of another. Das ist gehupft wie gesprungen. Das ist Jacke wie Hose. Detailed translations for "that s six of one and half a dozen of another" That's six of one and half a dozen of another. 1. figurative That's six of one and half a dozen of another.(also: It is six in one hand and half-a-dozen in the other.) Das ist gehupft wie gesprungen. 2. other That's six of one and half a dozen of another. Das ist Jacke wie Hose.