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.

Examples of a far cry from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Foy, famed for her Emmy-winning performance as a young Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, was a far cry from the extremities of comfort and wealth attained only in the royal family’s opulent bubble while filming H Is for Hawk. —Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025

While playing a single warm-up fixture has become the norm under head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes in recent years, having only one game to acclimatise to local conditions is a far cry from England’s previous Ashes tours. —Michael Bailey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

Shehu’s new public image is a far cry from the prior allegations made against him. —Lindita Cela, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

The blond bob was a far cry from her bombshell black hair on the Victoria’s Secret runway in October. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for a far cry from

• abomasum
• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• bum
• chum
• come