mix apples and oranges



mix apples and oranges

To combine or compare two different things. You can't compare your job as a nurse to mine as an engineer—that's mixing apples and oranges!
See also: and, apple, mix, orange

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Witherspoon['wiðə.spu:n]
Hirotohee-ṙo-toJapanese
JulyanJOOL-yanEnglish (Rare)
Concepta-Irish
IrelandIER-ləndEnglish (Modern)
Paraskevi-Greek