a horse of a different color
noun phrase
chiefly US, informal
: a very different thing or issue
That's what we'll do when he gets here. But if he doesn't show up … well, that's a horse of a different color.
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That is a horse of a different color — or black and white, as the case may be.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The room got quiet and sad—omnipotent AI was a horse of a different color.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
But this colorful, hyperreal extravaganza is definitely a horse of a different color.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 11 July 2024
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
The room got quiet and sad—omnipotent AI was a horse of a different color.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
But this colorful, hyperreal extravaganza is definitely a horse of a different color.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 11 July 2024
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“A horse of a different color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20horse%20of%20a%20different%20color. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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