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
Georgi-Bulgarian
KaitlinKAYT-linEnglish (Modern)
ConorKAHN-ər (English)Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Su-Jinsoo-jeenKorean
Sol[sɔl]
Griseldagri-ZEL-də (English)English, Scottish, Spanish, Literature