We must compare these two products oranges with oranges.
oranges with oranges
idiomSynonym of apples to apples.
To see which car is cheaper, you need to compare them oranges with oranges by looking at the same features.
The financial analyst insisted that we compare the quarterly earnings oranges with oranges to ensure the data accurately reflects our actual growth.
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apples and oranges
A comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible analogy, or the items so compared; a disanalogy.
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apples to apples, oranges to oranges
A comparison of items that are similar, while also acknowledging or distinguishing a separation of their sets or categories.
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mix apples and oranges
To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.