Fire and water are incompatible.
, tit for tat
blow a fuse
Idiom: trial is like fire and water.
Pronunciation: Mandarin
Interpretation: judgment: difference. Metaphor is obviously antagonistic and incompatible with each other.
Source: Qian Qing's "Preface to Tan Shi": "Shen Guiyu Zongbo and Yuan Jianzhai's Taishitai poems are like fire and water."
If there are different opinions, the attached villains will do their best, and the groups will agree with each other and gradually. ★ unofficial history Grand View in Qing Dynasty (Volume 3)
Usage: as predicate and attribute; Fire and water are incompatible.