horse of another color
horse of another color
Something completely different or separate, especially in comparison to something else. I've always found math to be easy, but calculus is a horse of a another color.
See also: another, color, horse, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(a) horse of another color
and a horse of a different colorFig. another matter altogether. 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.
See also: another, color, horse, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
a horse of another (or different) colour
a thing significantly different. 1975 Sam Selvon Moses Ascending Two or three is okay, but when you start bringing in a battalion, it is a horse of a different colour.
See also: another, colour, horse, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
a horse of another
/a different color Another matter entirely; something else.
See also: another, horse, of
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
horse of another/different color, a
A different affair altogether. This term was more or less invented by Shakespeare, who in Twelfth Night (2.3) wrote, “My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour,” meaning, my aim is indeed something like that. Eventually this was changed to difference rather than likeness, as in Anthony Trollope’s Last Chronicles of Barset (1867): “What did you think of his wife? That’s a horse of another colour altogether.”
See also: another, different, horse, of
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
a horse of another color
An entirely different matter. In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare had a character say, “My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour,” meaning “the very thing.” It's not difficult to see how that phrase would be changed to “a horse of another color” to mean the opposite. Other formerly popular equine expressions are “don't change horses in midstream” (stick to your original plan); “get off your high horse” (don't be so proud or smug); “don't beat a dead horse” (don't waste your time); “one-horse town” (a tiny rural community); and “horse show” (derisive college slang term for a debutante cotillion).
See also: another, color, horse, of
Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price
- a horse of another
- a horse of another color
- a horse of another colour
- (you) wanna make something of it?
- a fast talker
- (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
- a/the feel of (something)
- (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
- a straw will show which way the wind blows
- a crack at (someone or something)