FAR CRY FROM, A Definition & Meaning

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far from it . An interjection expressing strong denial, as in I thought you were bored.—Far from it, I enjoyed the evening .
Also, far from . Very different from, as in Thinking someone is stupid is a far cry from saying so , or Far from being neutral, Jack regarded him as his friend . The first term may have originated as calculating the distance of one's enemies by shouting, but it has been used figuratively (signifying difference rather than distance) since the early 1800s. The variant, dating from the mid-1600s, is most often used with a participle, as in the example ( being ).

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Obviously, Erewhon’s gleaming produce aisles are a far cry from a doctor’s office.

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The authors estimated that the mission may ultimately cost between $8 billion and $11 billion, a far cry from a 2020 independent review that estimated it closer to $4 billion.

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The accident highlighted the dangers of backcountry skiing, which is a far cry from a trip down the bunny trail at your local slope.

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On Jan. 30, the water content was just 52% of the average for that date — a far cry from a year earlier when it was around 200% of its average content, thanks to repeated atmospheric rivers that dramatically ended California’s driest three-year period on record.

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Overall inflation in the European Union in November, a far cry from a peak of 10.6% in October 2022.

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