Meanings
verbmix 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)
present singular third person mixes apples and oranges · participle present mixing apples and oranges · participle past mixed apples and oranges · past mixed apples and oranges
- idiomaticTo mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.
Translations
Finnish sekoittaa puurot ja vellit
- sekoittaa puurot ja vellitto mix two totally different things
French mélanger les torchons et les serviettes
- mélanger les torchons et les serviettesto mix two totally different things
Polish porównywać niebo i ziemię, porównać niebo i ziemię
- porównywać niebo i ziemięto mix two totally different things
- porównać niebo i ziemięto mix two totally different things
Portuguese misturar alhos com bugalhos
- misturar alhos com bugalhosto mix two totally different things
Spanish mezclar churras con merinas, sumar peras con manzanas
- mezclar churras con merinasto mix two totally different things
- sumar peras con manzanasto mix two totally different things
- mezclar peras con manzanasto mix two totally different things
- mezclar papas con camotesto mix two totally different things
Swedish blanda äpplen och päron
- blanda äpplen och päronto mix two totally different things
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APA
mix apples and oranges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mix%20apples%20and%20oranges
MLA
“mix apples and oranges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mix%20apples%20and%20oranges. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mix apples and oranges,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mix%20apples%20and%20oranges.
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