another story

idiom

used to say that one thing is very different from another
She got good grades in math, but English was another story.

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Sanon’s arrest report tells another story, however. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025 Sports deliveries are another story. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2025 But ensuring that something like the N-Box meets American crash-safety regulations is another story. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025 By now, we should be used to this show connecting its central case thematically to another story line. Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for another story

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“Another story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/another%20story. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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