A2O

A2O

An abbreviation for "apples to oranges," a comparison of two unlike things or people. Oh, you can't compare those two companies, that's A2O.

apples to oranges

A comparison of two unlike things or people. Oh, you can't compare those two companies, that's apples to oranges.
See also: apple, orange
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

apples to oranges

and A2O
phr. & comp. abb. [but that’s comparing] apples to oranges; [You are] making an unfair comparison. Chevvies and Beemers! That’s apples to oranges! They’re not even in the same class! It’s A2O! What can I say?
See also: apple, orange

A2O

verb
See apples to oranges
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • apples to oranges
  • by comparison
  • in comparison
  • by/in comparison
  • contrast
  • contrast (someone or something) to (someone or something else)
  • contrast to (something)
  • a honey of a (something)
  • honey of a something
  • fare off
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In Figure 1, a1o and a2o are the lengths of pre-existing cracks.
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(2001) Escherichia coli RNA polymerase subunit omega and its N-terminal domain bind full-length O' to facilitate incorporation into the a2O subassembly.
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* A2O: Shorthand for comparing dissimilar things--apples to oranges.
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In Figure 1, a1oand a2o are the lengths of pre-existing cracks.
DE-BONDING MODEL AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR DEFORMATIONAL RESPONSE OF ANCHOR BARS