mixing apples and oranges

A form of mix apples and oranges — To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mix apples and oranges
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APA

mixing apples and oranges. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixing%20apples%20and%20oranges

MLA

“mixing apples and oranges.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixing%20apples%20and%20oranges. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mixing apples and oranges,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mixing%20apples%20and%20oranges.

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