one and the same

idiom

: one person or thing and not two

The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).

Examples of one and the same in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It should be treated as its own entity, and decision-making should be based on what’s best for the company, not the individual(s) running it, because those are not always one and the same. —Daniel Ramsey, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

Here's what to know about the real-life partners of the She the People cast In Netflix's She the People, political and family drama are one and the same. —Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 23 May 2025

His larger-than-life persona knew no confines; art and life were one and the same. —Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025

Important seasonal moments like Earth Day and Earth Month remind us that building a circular economy and innovation must be one and the same. —George Toh, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Rhymes for one and the same

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Video

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