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mix apples and oranges

mix apples and oranges verb: to mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Verb

mix apples and oranges (third-person singular simple present mixes apples and oranges, present participle mixing apples and oranges, simple past and past participle mixed apples and oranges)

  1. (idiomatic) To mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.

Forms of mix apples and oranges

third-person singular presentmixes apples and oranges
present participlemixing apples and oranges
past participlemixed apples and oranges
pastmixed apples and oranges

Questions about mix apples and oranges

What does mix apples and oranges mean?
Mix apples and oranges means to mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.
What part of speech is mix apples and oranges?
Mix apples and oranges is a verb.
What is the past tense of mix apples and oranges?
The past tense of mix apples and oranges is mixed apples and oranges.

Words near mix apples and oranges in the dictionary

  1. MIWs
  2. Miwuk
  3. Miwuks
  4. mix
  5. mix and match
  6. mix apples and oranges
  7. mix bag
  8. mix bags
  9. mix belt
  10. mix belting
  11. mix business with pleasure

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