different beast

noun

: an entirely different thing

Reading modern English is one thing, but understanding Shakespeare is an entirely different beast.

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The rise of remote work is a whole different beast, posing significant challenges for the overall commercial property market, including Canary Wharf, especially when interest rates remain high. —Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024

Thru-hiking is a different beast from day hiking or regular backpacking. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024

But Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes was a different beast. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024

Compromise The original version of Umberg’s bill included sober living homes, which don’t have to be licensed by anyone and are thus a different beast. —Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024

Instagram, though very popular, is a different beast, more about social networking than photography, and doesn't have things like EXIF or even full-size viewing. —PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024

With the exhaust wide open, all of a sudden the Cherokee transforms into an entirely different beast. —Michael Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

For Coyne, any injection other than Pfizer’s COVID shot felt, and still feels, like an entirely different beast. —Haley Weiss, TIME, 12 Oct. 2023

Trademark law, however, is an altogether different beast. —Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023