what the he@@ does the saying apples or oranges mean?

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what the he@@ does the saying apples or oranges mean?

2007-02-22 19:18:24 · 4 answers · asked by mala 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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It means that you cannot compare two unlike objects.

2007-02-22 19:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by lyllyan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

When a comparison goes bad - like -

Babe Ruth's Home Run record compared to Peyton Manning's
Super Bowl Ring

Is like comparing Apples to Oranges - you can't do it -

The Babe is Baseball - Peyton is Football

and you don't need to cuss to get an answer

2007-02-23 03:22:30 · answer #2 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means examining similarities of things that are completely different. It's an idiom.

2007-02-23 03:23:30 · answer #3 · answered by FCabanski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

reason and faith

2007-02-23 03:24:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋