English / idiom
Comparing Apples to Oranges
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Comparing two distinct things that cannot be logically or fairly judged by the same criteria.
In context
01
Equating honest constructive feedback with malicious office gossip is like comparing apples to oranges.
02
The supervisor explained that contrasting the beginner's error with the manager's misconduct was comparing apples to oranges.
Synonyms
false analogy,invalid comparison,contrasting irrelevancies
Antonyms
comparing like with like,fair comparison,apples to apples
Collocations
like comparing apples to oranges,simply comparing apples to oranges,avoid comparing apples to oranges