How to Pronounce "come to the same thing"
expression
KUHM tuh thuh SAYM THING
KUHM too thuh SAYM THING
Definition
To have the same result, effect, or meaning even if the details are different.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkəm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈseɪm/ /ˈθɪŋ
British English
kˈʌm/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /sˈeɪm/ /θˈɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KUHM tuh thuh SAYM THING
UK
KUHM too thuh SAYM THING
Listen in Context
Taking the bus or the train will come to the same thing – both take an hour.
Whether you call or write, it will come to the same thing.
Chocolate or vanilla, it really comes to the same thing.
"Honestly, arguing about it now would just come to the same thing."