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poles apart

idiom
Meaning

Totally opposite.


Examples
SIMPLE

My brother and I are poles apart in our interests.

CONTEXTUAL

Although they have been friends for years, their political views are poles apart.

COMPLEX

The two candidates were poles apart on every major issue, making a compromise impossible during the debate.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bare poles

    The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.

  2. 02

    come apart at the seams

    Synonym of fall apart.

  3. 03

    drift apart

    To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.

  4. 04

    fall apart

    To be emotionally in crisis.

  5. 05

    grow apart

    To gradually become estranged.

  6. 06

    pick apart

    To review or analyse in great detail

  7. 07

    tell apart

    To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.

  8. 08

    worlds apart

    Vastly different.

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