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something else again
Idioms and Phrases
A different case entirely, as in If he'd called to cancel, we wouldn't mind, but not showing up, that's something else again . [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
Deadwyler and Chukwu turn the scene into something else again, a demonstration of resolve, righteous anger and love.
āNo shame if you canāt breastfeed, but if you can & are somehow convinced that your own milk isnāt as good as a āscientifically researched productā, thatās something else again.
When Nat had finished, he said, āHmmm. You are quick at figures, Mr. Bowditch. Well, weāve got our latitude, all right. The longitudeāthatās something else again. I wish chronometers werenāt so infernally expensive.ā
āLad, you havenāt even begun! Navigationāthatās something else again! Want to learn it? I reckon I could teach you.ā
āBut itās something else again when you start getting into new stuff,ā Clyburn said.
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Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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