discriminate between (someone or something)
discriminate between (someone or something)
To recognize the differences between people or things. I have a hard time discriminating between Jim and Greg, but they are identical twins after all. You can discriminate between hydrangea and phlox by looking at their leaves.
See also: between, discriminate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
discriminate between
someone and someone else or something and something else to distinguish between people or between things. I find it hard these days to discriminate between my friends and my enemies. Can you discriminate between this shade of pink and that one?
See also: between, discriminate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- discriminate between
- discern
- discern (someone or something) from (someone or something)
- discern from
- discerning
- discern between (someone or something) and (someone or something)
- discern between and
- (as) different as night and day
- different as night and day
- differ in