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like chalk and cheese
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completely different from each other
British. Usually about two people. Americans say 'like night and day' or 'apples and oranges'.
In context
My sister and I are like chalk and cheese; she's loud and I'm very quiet.
The two hotels were like chalk and cheese, though they cost the same.
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- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
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