
A horse of another color means something completely different from another thing, something else. A horse of a different color is also an alternative.
This term probably derives from a phrase coined
by Shakespeare, who wrote “a horse of that color” ( Twelfth Night, 2:3), meaning
“the same matter” rather than a different one. By the mid-1800s, the term was used to point out differences rather than
likenesses.
Synonyms: a whole new ball game, something else, a different kettle of fish, apples and oranges etc.
For example:
I’ve always found math to be pretty easy,
but calculus is proving to be a horse of another color.
Most politicians would have resigned after a scandal like that,
but this senator is a horse of another color.
Look, getting a bad grade is one thing, but getting an F because
you didn’t even do the assignment?
Now that’s a horse of another color. You’re gonna be in so much
trouble with Mom and Dad!
I was talking about trees, not bushes. Bushes are
a horse of another color.
Gambling is not the same as investing in the stock market.
It’s a horse of a different color.
That’s what we’ll do when he gets here. But if he doesn’t show up … well, that’s a horse of a different color.
Tradução: é outra questão, uma coisa bem diferente, um assunto completamente diferente, uma situação de outra natureza.
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