a distinction without a difference

成語所屬單字difference

a distinction without a difference — 慣用語

1. A claimed difference that is not real or meaningful.

1.慣用語
釋義

無實質差異的區別

A claimed difference that is not real or meaningful.

例句

Calling it a 'fee' instead of a 'tax' is a distinction without a difference.

The manager's new rule seemed a distinction without a difference to the staff.