apples adjective 1noun 2phrases 3 adjective1 •(Australia, slang) Nice, fine.Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today. — 1988 noun[plural only]2 •(slang) Testicles. •(slang) Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”). Phrases with apples apples and orangesA comparison of items that, however categorically similar, is inapt; an incompatible analogy, or the items so compared; a disanalogy. apples to applesA comparison of items that are similar. mix apples and orangesTo mix or confuse two completely different objects or ideas.
