My brother and I are poles apart in our interests.
poles apart
idiomTotally opposite.
Although they have been friends for years, their political views are poles apart.
The two candidates were poles apart on every major issue, making a compromise impossible during the debate.
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bare poles
The condition of a sailing boat when all of its sails have been taken in.
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come apart at the seams
Synonym of fall apart.
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drift apart
To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.
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fall apart
To be emotionally in crisis.
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grow apart
To gradually become estranged.
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pick apart
To review or analyse in great detail
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tell apart
To perceive things as different, or to perceive their difference itself; to differentiate, distinguish, discriminate.
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worlds apart
Vastly different.