Meanings
How to pronounce "apples and oranges":
AU
A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible equation.
Example: "It's apples and oranges. You can't convert square meters to linear inches."
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see apples, and, oranges.
Example Sentences
1
Comparing those two movies is like comparing apples and oranges.
2
You can't compare the intelligence of dogs and cats, it's like comparing apples and oranges.
3
Trying to compare the beauty of those two landscapes is like comparing apples and oranges.
4
Comparing the taste of those two wines is like comparing apples and oranges.
5
She said that comparing the novel to the movie adaptation is like comparing apples and oranges.
