like chalk and cheese (alsoas different as chalk and cheese) (British English, informal) completely different from each other: como la noche y el día, parecerse como un huevo a una castañaThey were as different as chalk and cheese. not by a long chalk (British English, informal) [alsonot by a long shot (informal)] not at all: ni mucho menosHe's not finished yet, not by a long chalk.