"mix apples and oranges" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mixes apples and oranges [present, singular, third-person], mixing apples and oranges [participle, present], mixed apples and oranges [participle, past], mixed apples and oranges [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=mix apples and oranges}} mix apples and oranges (third-person singular simple present mixes apples and oranges, present participle mixing apples and oranges, simple past and past participle mixed apples and oranges)
  1. (idiomatic) To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: apples and oranges Translations (to mix two totally different things): sekoittaa puurot ja vellit (Finnish), mélanger les torchons et les serviettes (French), misturar alhos com bugalhos (Portuguese), mezclar churras con merinas (Spanish), sumar peras con manzanas (Spanish), mezclar peras con manzanas (Spanish), mezclar papas con camotes [Peru] (Spanish), blanda äpplen och päron (Swedish)
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