be worlds apart
be worlds apart
To be utterly different or diametrical (in nature, tastes, beliefs, etc.). My sister and I are very close now, but we were worlds apart growing up. She was always into sports and social activities, while I was your typical bookworm with very few friends. While their exterior design is very similar, the level of quality of these two products is worlds apart. One will likely last you the better part of 10 years, while you'd be lucky if the other lasted through the end of this one.
worlds apart
Very different. My sister and I are very close now, but we were worlds apart growing up and fought all the time. The level of quality of these two products is worlds apart.
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*worlds apart
Fig. greatly separated by differing attitudes, needs, opinions, or temperaments. (*Typically: be ~; grow ~; live ~; think ~.) They are worlds apart. I can't imagine how they ever decided to get married.
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be ˈpoles/ˈworlds apart
be widely separated; have no interests that you share: Politically, the two leaders are poles apart. ♢ What you learn in the classroom and what happens on the job are often worlds apart.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017