oranges

Idioms and Phrases

see apples and oranges .

Example Sentences

One man from El Salvador had earned $40 a day selling oranges in Los Angeles.

From New York Times

At Colorado and Main, I continued straight, and there it was: the Pacific Ocean bathed in pinks and oranges.

From Los Angeles Times

We also see a previously unaired video of Stewart, recorded at home a few weeks before her sentencing in 2004, in which she berates an employee for using the wrong knife to slice oranges.

From Los Angeles Times

“So the new systems that are going into place are like apples and oranges compared to the old systems.”

From Los Angeles Times

Farmers in Florida, one of the nation's leading producers of oranges, bell peppers, sugar, and orchids, also have reported steep production losses, facing an uncertain future.

From Salon