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mixing apples and oranges

mixing apples and oranges is the present participle and gerund of mix apples and oranges.

Meaning of mix apples and oranges

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.

Questions about mixing apples and oranges

What is mixing apples and oranges the present participle and gerund of?
Mixing apples and oranges is the present participle and gerund of mix apples and oranges.

Words near mixing apples and oranges in the dictionary

  1. mixier
  2. mixies
  3. mixiest
  4. mixin
  5. mixing
  6. mixing apples and oranges
  7. mixing board
  8. mixing boards
  9. mixing bowl
  10. mixing bowls
  11. mixing business with pleasure

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