compare apples and oranges
idiomPart ofcompare
compare apples and oranges — idiom
1. to try to compare two things that are so different that any comparison between t
1.idiom
Definition
to try to compare two things that are so different that any comparison between them is unfair or meaningless.
Example
Comparing a short story with a feature film is like comparing apples and oranges.
Rashida told her manager that comparing sales data from two different industries was comparing apples and oranges.