From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe worlds/poles apartbe worlds/poles apartDIFFERENTif people, beliefs, or ideas are worlds or poles apart, they are completely different from each other I realized we were still worlds apart. → apart
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be worlds/poles apart• But his method of filming and Huston's were worlds apart.• Physically they were almost identical, but psychologically they were worlds apart.• The two feelings were poles apart.• Their childhoods, like almost everything else about them, were poles apart.• Watching somebody and actually killing them are worlds apart.• You all say that but the truth is, the theory and the practice are worlds apart.• Our views may be poles apart but they're not saboteurs.• The results are poles apart in terms of character ... each room has a distinctive style of its own. 