different as chalk and cheese

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von different as chalk and cheese im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Two things which are different, particularly two things that are superficially alike but very different in substance

And thus ful ofte chalk for cheese he changeth with ful littel cost.

Silbentrennung

dif·fer·ent as chalk and cheese

Türkische aussprache

dîfrınt äz çôk ınd çiz

Synonyme

apples and oranges

Aussprache

/ˈdəfrənt ˈaz ˈʧôk ənd ˈʧēz/ /ˈdɪfrənt ˈæz ˈʧɔːk ənd ˈʧiːz/

Etymologie

() Attested in variant form 1393. The surface of some cheeses, particularly unaged ones, looks similar to chalk – white, crumbling – but in substance cheese is soft, while chalk is hard.