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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But that’s another thing about the book that the film touches on, where Shelley gets much more at the ways in which [Victor] is lying to himself as well as to everybody else.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The Cleveland Browns were hoping to string together their first win streak of the season on Sunday after a dominant Week 7 performance against the Miami Dolphins, but the New England Patriots had another thing in mind.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But there’s another thing going on.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
That was yet another thing WB had to invent for this very film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The Cleveland Browns were hoping to string together their first win streak of the season on Sunday after a dominant Week 7 performance against the Miami Dolphins, but the New England Patriots had another thing in mind.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But there’s another thing going on.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
That was yet another thing WB had to invent for this very film.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for another thing
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“Another thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/another%20thing. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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