different as chalk and cheese

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Two things which are different, particularly two things that are superficially alike but very different in substance

And thus ful ofte chalk for cheese he changeth with ful littel cost.

different as chalk and cheese

    Hyphenation

    dif·fer·ent as chalk and cheese

    Turkish pronunciation

    dîfrınt äz çôk ınd çiz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdəfrənt ˈaz ˈʧôk ənd ˈʧēz/ /ˈdɪfrənt ˈæz ˈʧɔːk ənd ˈʧiːz/

    Etymology

    () Attested in variant form 1393. The surface of some cheeses, particularly unaged ones, looks similar to chalk – white, crumbling – but in substance cheese is soft, while chalk is hard.
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