the items that cannot be compared with each other
an unfair comparison
two things that belong to different classes
things that are completely different
possessing non-identical attributes
in contrast
apples and oranges
apples with oranges
apples to apples (antonym)
We cannot compare Sara and Salina. They are apples and oranges.
I can’t think about leaving my two kids at home all alone. They are just apples and oranges.
Our new chef is just amazing while the previous one was not skilled, they are apples and oranges.
They were twins, but apples and oranges.
To compare Italian food with Mexican food is to compare apples with oranges.
They were a mismatching couple; it was like apples and oranges.
There is no origin for this idiom
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