apples to oranges

Main Entry:	apples to oranges
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	an unfair comparison, as between things that cannot be evaluated according to the same criteria

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apples to oranges definition

and A2O

phr. & comp. abb.
[but that's comparing] apples to oranges; [You are] making an unfair comparison. : Chevvies and Beemers! That's apples to oranges! They're not even in the same class! , It's A2O! What can I say?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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