be worlds apart

US /biː wɜːrldz əˈpɑːrt/

UK /biː wɜːrldz əˈpɑːrt/

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to be very different from each other

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Their opinions on politics are worlds apart.

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Despite being siblings, their personalities are worlds apart.

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poles apart chalk and cheese like night and day different as chalk and cheese at opposite ends of the spectrum

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apartment apart world apart from apartment building come apart grow apart