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

While that’s a far cry from AI creating the world’s first trillionaire, a September 2024 report by wealth-tracking service Informa Connect said Tesla CEO Elon Musk is on pace to become a trillionaire by 2027. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 July 2025

The revised commission ordinance is tepid and provides for a minimum of only two meetings per year — a far cry from the original commission, which met monthly. —Caroline A. Griffin, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025

This assessment is a far cry from the claims made by Trump and by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 26 June 2025

While the helicopter arrivals christened with champagne and oysters are a far cry from the chalet’s humble mountain hut beginnings, the legacy of rugged adventure remains. —Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025

Rhymes for a far cry from

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