This is not simply a matter of one or two or a half-dozen similarities.

Six of one, half dozen of another. Oh, well, half of one, six dozen of the other.

It's just six of one and half-a-dozen of the other.

It's not how much you do, it's how often you do it. It simply doesn't matter if you make some monumental effort at any given time. You have it in your to give that extra little bit. You know that you could add that finishing touch. You know you can take that extra step.

I had a half-dozen cigarettes going in ashtrays all over the house and on the patio.

I had written about a half-dozen short stories, and they started to feel more like part of one novel.