mix apples and oranges

English

Verb

mix apples and oranges (third-person singular simple present mixes apples and oranges, present participle mixing apples and oranges, simple past and past participle mixed apples and oranges)

1. (idiomatic) To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Related terms

• apples and oranges

Translations

to mix two totally different things

• Finnish: sekoittaa puurot ja vellit
• French: mélanger les torchons et les serviettes (fr) (literally “confuse between dishcloths and napkins”)
• Portuguese: misturar alhos com bugalhos (pt)
• Spanish: mezclar churras con merinas (es) (literally “mix churra sheep and merino sheep”), sumar peras con manzanas (literally “add pears and apples”), mezclar peras con manzanas (literally “mix pears with apples”), mezclar papas con camotes (literally “mix potatoes with sweet potatoes”) (Peru)
• Swedish: blanda äpplen och päron (literally “mix apples and pears”)