another thing
idiom
—used to refer to something to express the idea that it is very different in nature from something else
Recognizing the problem is one thing, but finding a solution is another thing altogether/entirely.
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Cinema sometimes has to know how to give in to a cause, but another thing entirely is to impoverish cinema by attributing to documentary cinema a mere and strict role of denunciation.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
And K-pop was another thing that was uniquely Korean and popular.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
But there was another thing that made the Neto choice odd.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Researchers say the burying of the hoard is not a mystery, but why the community never came back for their treasured items is another thing entirely.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
And K-pop was another thing that was uniquely Korean and popular.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
But there was another thing that made the Neto choice odd.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Another thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/another%20thing. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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