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mix apples and oranges

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sekoittaa puurot ja vellit — to mix two totally different things
  • French: mélanger les torchons et les serviettes — to mix two totally different things
  • Polish: porównywać niebo i ziemię — to mix two totally different things
  • Polish: porównać niebo i ziemię — to mix two totally different things
  • Portuguese: misturar alhos com bugalhos — to mix two totally different things
  • Spanish: mezclar churras con merinas — to mix two totally different things
  • Spanish: sumar peras con manzanas — to mix two totally different things
  • Spanish: mezclar peras con manzanas — to mix two totally different things
  • Spanish: mezclar papas con camotes — to mix two totally different things
  • Swedish: blanda äpplen och päron — to mix two totally different things