apples to oranges

English

Alternative forms

• apples-to-oranges

Noun

apples to oranges pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of apples and oranges
   • 2016 March 23, “YouTube and music labels clash again over ‘meagre’ artist royalties”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     However, Google has responded by criticising “apples to oranges” comparisons to subscription-based music services like Apple Music and Spotify’s premium tier.

   • 2016 July 5, Dana Nuccitelli, “New research: climate may be more sensitive and situation more dire”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Thus looking at modeled surface air temperatures versus measured global land-ocean surface temperatures is an apples-to-oranges comparison.