another story

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—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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“Another story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/another%20story. Accessed 3 Dec. 2022.

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