compare apples and oranges

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try to find similarities between two completely different items (or subjects, issues, etc.)
apples and oranges
Said of a comparison of items that are not comparable

Comparing the grades of English students to Engineering students is like trying to compare apples and oranges.

compare apples and oranges

    Hyphenation

    com·pare ap·ples and oranges

    Turkish pronunciation

    kımper äpılz ınd ôrıncız

    Pronunciation

    /kəmˈper ˈapəlz ənd ˈôrənʤəz/ /kəmˈpɛr ˈæpəlz ənd ˈɔːrənʤəz/
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