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Describing Qualities - Compatibility & Incompatibility

Discover how English idioms like "at cross purposes" and "fly in the teeth of" relate to compatibility and incompatibility in English.

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English Idioms used to Describe Qualities
at cross purposes

used to describe a situation in which people or groups have conflicting goals or intentions

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on (a) par with somebody or something

used to convey that a person or thing is on the same level as someone or something else

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out of place

not suitable for a particular situation

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out of context

used of a statement or remark that is quoted in an incomplete or inaccurate way, often to the point that makes it hard to understand if not misunderstood

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at odds

(with reference to two things) in contrast to each other instead of correspondence

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out of step with somebody or something

having ideas or beliefs that are in conflict with those of other people

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to fly in the teeth of something

to be in complete disagreement with something

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to lend itself to something

to naturally fit or suit a particular use or situation

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out of whack

not corresponding to or agreeing with something else

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strange bedfellows

two people or things that form a very good but strange combination with one another

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