different animal
noun
: something different
The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today.
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The most recent versions featured two different animal prints – snakeskin and leopard print.
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The environment in Provo could be a completely different animal, as the Cougars’ home crowd will be motivated to help BYU keep pace in the CFP and Big 12 title races.
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Now, this is a different animal.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Nov. 2025
The environment in Provo could be a completely different animal, as the Cougars’ home crowd will be motivated to help BYU keep pace in the CFP and Big 12 title races.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
Now, this is a different animal.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Jacksonville looks like an entirely different animal under first-year head coach Liam Cohen.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Different animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/different%20animal. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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