# zwei Paar Schuhe

zwei Paar Schuhe is a German noun meaning “two separate things that cannot coexist”.

## Meanings

1. _idiomatic · plural · plural only_ two separate things that cannot coexist
   - Essen und Reden sind zwei Paar Schuhe. Wer das eine macht, sollte nicht das andere machen. — Eating and speaking are separate things. Someone that's doing the one shouldn't be doing the other.

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