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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.
âNo shame if you canât breastfeed, but if you can & are somehow convinced that your own milk isnât as good as a âscientifically researched productâ, thatâs something else again.
When Nat had finished, he said, âHmmm. You are quick at figures, Mr. Bowditch. Well, weâve got our latitude, all right. The longitudeâthatâs something else again. I wish chronometers werenât so infernally expensive.â
âLad, you havenât even begun! Navigationâthatâs something else again! Want to learn it? I reckon I could teach you.â
âBut itâs something else again when you start getting into new stuff,â Clyburn said.
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