a far cry from
idiom
: very different from (something or someone)
The movie is a far cry from the book.
He's a far cry from the idealistic young writer he once was.
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But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The report claimed that ‘only’ 20 million users use Copilot every week , a far cry from the 400 million that ChatGPT musters.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
These looks — Drew came closely behind Kelli for worst look — can only be described as costumes at this point, a far cry from the Sky tops of seasons past.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Combs' legal troubles are a far cry from the days when he was held up as an aspirational model of Black success, never more so than in the years 1998 to 2009, when his White Parties reigned supreme.
—USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
The report claimed that ‘only’ 20 million users use Copilot every week , a far cry from the 400 million that ChatGPT musters.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
These looks — Drew came closely behind Kelli for worst look — can only be described as costumes at this point, a far cry from the Sky tops of seasons past.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Combs' legal troubles are a far cry from the days when he was held up as an aspirational model of Black success, never more so than in the years 1998 to 2009, when his White Parties reigned supreme.
—USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
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“A far cry from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20far%20cry%20from. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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