horse of a different color

Example Sentences

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But a first grader is a horse of a different color.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2021

“Black Beauty” is a horse of a different color in a contemporary update of Anna Sewell’s equine-centric 19th century novel.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2020

Instead of a horse of a different color, he was astride a horse of a different gender.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2019

Now here's a horse of a different color.

From Fox News • Apr. 2, 2019

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