compare apples to oranges

compare apples to oranges

To compare two unlike things or people. Stop comparing apples to oranges—those two companies you're talking about are completely different. If you looking at the marketing strategies of a global tech company and a farming co-op, don't you think you're comparing apples to oranges? Those movies are in two completely different genres! Why are you comparing apples to oranges?

See also: apple, compare, orange, to

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