compare apples and/to/with oranges

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: to compare things that are very different

To compare large trucks with compact cars is to compare apples with oranges.

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So don’t compare apples to oranges: A carmaker with a P/E of 15 may be overvalued, while 15 can be an attractive P/E for a software company. —

The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023

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