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Oil and water Meaning in English

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OY-uhl and WAW-ter
OY-l and WAW-tuh

التعريف

Used to describe two things or people that do not mix well together, either physically (literally) or because they are very different and cannot get along (figuratively).

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used figuratively: 'like oil and water' or 'mix like oil and water' means incompatible. Often describes personalities, ideas, or groups that don't go together. Not negative, just different. Sometimes shortened: 'They're oil and water.' Rarely literal in daily speech.

Spanish: aceite y agua - como el agua y el aceite (figurado)Portuguese (BR): óleo e água - como água e óleo (figurativo)Portuguese (PT): óleo e água - como água e óleo (figurado)Chinese (Simplified): 油和水 - 格格不入Chinese (Traditional): 油和水 - 格格不入Hindi: तेल और पानीArabic: الزيت والماء - كأنهما الزيت والماء (مجازي)Bengali: তেল আর পানিRussian: масло и водаJapanese: 水と油Vietnamese: dầu và nướcKorean: 기름과 물Turkish: yağ ve suUrdu: تیل اور پانیIndonesian: minyak dan air

جمل نموذجية

Oil and water do not mix in a glass.

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My brother and I are like oil and water.

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Their ideas mix like oil and water.

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You can't put those two on the same project—they're oil and water.

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When politics and friendship meet, sometimes it's oil and water.

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They tried to work together, but honestly, it's just oil and water between them.

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