one and the same

Related to word: same

Idiom

Definition

  1. Referring to the same thing or person.

    • I was surprised to find out that Mary’s husband and Jane’s son are one and the same person.

    • After investigation, we found that the two cases were actually one and the same thing.

    • At first, I thought they were different people, but then I realized that they were one and the same person.