mix apples and oranges: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To compare, combine, or equate two things that are fundamentally different and therefore not fairly comparable or suitably combined.
Examples
BetaYou can’t mix apples and oranges when comparing these two very different business models.
You can’t mix apples and oranges when comparing these two very different business models.
The debate became confusing because they kept mixing apples and oranges instead of focusing on one issue.
The debate became confusing because they kept mixing apples and oranges instead of focusing on one issue.
Critics warned that mixing apples and oranges in the data analysis would produce misleading results.
Critics warned that mixing apples and oranges in the data analysis would produce misleading results.
Examples:
- EN: I do not mix apples and oranges.ES: No mezclo manzanas y naranjas.ID: Aku tidak mencampur apel dan jeruk.
- EN: You can't mix apples and oranges.ES: No se pueden mezclar las naranjas y las manzanas.
- EN: You don't mix apples and oranges.ES: No se mezclan manzanas con naranjas.ID: Kamu tidak mencampur "Apel dan jeruk".
- EN: [Erika] Wait, let's not mix apples and oranges. What you said about me was what you said about me.ID: Ucapanmu tentangku adalah urusanku.
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Source: Wiktionary