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couldn't be more different

idiom
Meaning

Two entities that have virtually nothing in common.


Origin

disputed origin

An ironic phrase meaning how something is completely different to another entity.

Examples
SIMPLE

My brother and I couldn't be more different.

CONTEXTUAL

Although they are identical twins, their personalities couldn't be more different.

COMPLEX

The two political candidates offered visions for the country that couldn't be more different, leaving voters with a stark choice.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    built different

    Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.

  2. 02

    couldn't care less

    To not care at all; to have no interest or concern; to be apathetic.

  3. 03

    couldn't carry a note in a bucket

    Not musically talented, unable to sing.

  4. 04

    couldn't happen to a nicer

    Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.

  5. 05

    couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery

    Is unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent; used to describe someone as greatly incompetent.

  6. 06

    couldn't stop a pig in a passage

    To be bow-legged.

  7. 07

    different breed of cat

    Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.

  8. 08

    different drummer

    Someone or something that implies individuality, originality, or nonconformity.

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