whole nother thing
whole other thing
Something very different to, and often more difficult or complicated than, something else. Often spoken or written more colloquially as "whole 'nother thing." I don't know what you think you know from working in television, but working on a film is a whole other thing! It's one thing to babysit your friends' kids from time to time, but having your own children is a whole 'nother thing.
See also: other, thing, whole
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
whole nother thing
Rur. a completely different matter. (Often "corrected" to a whole other thing. The word nother is a shortening of another.) Borrowing! That's a whole nother thing! I thought you said stealing!
See also: nother, thing, whole
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- whole other thing
- garnish
- garnish with
- garnish with (something)
- be in the market for
- find (oneself) in the market for (something)
- make a go of
- make a go of (something)
- make a go of something
- cough it up