be worlds apart

/biː wˈɜːldz ɐpˈɑːt/

/biː wˈɜːldz ɐpˈɑːɹt/

to be worlds apart

to be vastly different from each other in terms of opinions, attitude, etc.

Examples

1. They are worlds apart in their political views.

2. Intellectually, this man and I are worlds apart.

3. My sister and I are very close now, but we were worlds apart growing up.

4. But when it comes to virtual reality, you can be sitting with someone in the same room who's in VR and it just feels like you're worlds apart.