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
Hevel-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
MÀIriMA:-reeScottish
MinttuMEENT-tooFinnish
Adetokunbo-Western African, Yoruba
DoreenDAWR-eenEnglish
Oghenekaro-Western African, Urhobo