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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There has been a similar drop off defensively too, with WhoScored’s statistics showing the 26-year-old has made just seven successful tackles and one interception for Juventus, a far cry from last season’s respective averages of 2.0 and 0.7 in those categories.
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Adam Digby, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The tunnel system is a far cry from the lofty, high-speed, and autonomous hyperloop system Musk initially hoped to build with his tunnel-digging venture.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s a far cry from his days playing point guard last season, when Sochan looked less like a fish out of water and more like a fish on a bicycle.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Embracing cupcake day is a far cry from the Shaddix of yore — the hard-rocking Papa Roach frontman who, before 2011, battled substance abuse and, in one particularly low moment, suicidal ideation.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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Adam Digby, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
The tunnel system is a far cry from the lofty, high-speed, and autonomous hyperloop system Musk initially hoped to build with his tunnel-digging venture.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s a far cry from his days playing point guard last season, when Sochan looked less like a fish out of water and more like a fish on a bicycle.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
Embracing cupcake day is a far cry from the Shaddix of yore — the hard-rocking Papa Roach frontman who, before 2011, battled substance abuse and, in one particularly low moment, suicidal ideation.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024
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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 Oct. 2024.
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