Idioms with fruit

comparing apples and oranges

comparing apples with oranges

comparing apples to oranges

완전달라(별차이도 없는걸 비교하는거) ;You can't compare them because they are so different.

-You are comparing apples and oranges.

-People say it is like comparing apples and oranges.

to cherry pick

신중하게 선택하다 ;select or choose only the best

-He wants to cherry pick facts.

-Don't you think that you are cherry picking some of your evidence?

go bananas

열받다, 미치다 ;crazy, excited or angry

-MY mom went bananas when she found out I crashed her car.

-I would go bananas in a week.

-I don't understand why people go bananas for this kind of stuff.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

전화위복 ;You can't eat lemon by itself. The taste is horrible. 

It's very sour. However you can use lemons to make a sweet drink called lemonade!

-I'm sorry that you didn't make the football team. You know, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade!