horse of a different color
Example Sentences
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Now here's a horse of a different color.
From Fox News ● Apr. 2, 2019
Having a doctor who is wise—well, that’s a horse of a different color.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2018
Whereas Bernie Bernbaum is a horse of a different color.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2016
American Pharoah is a horse of a different color, in so many regards.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2015
Sabatini: He kept his front going all day long, but once his mom came home he was a horse of a different color.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
