compare apples and/to/with apples
idiom
: to compare things that are very similar
The article compares apples to apples, grouping wines of the same variety and price together.
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This ensures alignment with business objectives and team dynamics, while also enabling consistent evaluations across candidates, especially useful when multiple interviewers are involved, helping to compare apples to apples.
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Sebastian Avila, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjusting for inflation to 2024 dollars to compare apples to apples, the insurer lost an eye-popping $162 billion in 2008 and 2009, as its balance sheet imploded under heavy exposure to the collapse of the housing market amid the Great Recession.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
To avoid this fate, make sure your compensation benchmarks compare apples to apples.
—Thanh Nguyen, Forbes, 17 June 2022
Because the Star War: Galactic Starcruiser is a first-of-its-kind experience, there's no way to compare apples to apples.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
Part of the reason is researchers don’t always compare apples to apples.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2021
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Sebastian Avila, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjusting for inflation to 2024 dollars to compare apples to apples, the insurer lost an eye-popping $162 billion in 2008 and 2009, as its balance sheet imploded under heavy exposure to the collapse of the housing market amid the Great Recession.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
To avoid this fate, make sure your compensation benchmarks compare apples to apples.
—Thanh Nguyen, Forbes, 17 June 2022
Because the Star War: Galactic Starcruiser is a first-of-its-kind experience, there's no way to compare apples to apples.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2022
Part of the reason is researchers don’t always compare apples to apples.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2021
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