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
Fri&Eth;Rik-Icelandic
Deion-African American (Modern)
Mcdonough[mək'dʌnə]
CuÁN-Irish
KaceyKAY-seeEnglish (Modern)
Blue[blu:]