Bedeutung
To be very different from something else; not at all similar.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Commonly used in political commentary to describe a candidate's shift in position. Often used in reviews of food or service to express British understatement of disappointment.
Don't change it
Never change 'far' to 'long'. It sounds unnatural to native speakers.
Bedeutung
To be very different from something else; not at all similar.
Don't change it
Never change 'far' to 'long'. It sounds unnatural to native speakers.
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Complete the sentence.
The new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
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Aufgabensammlung
1 AufgabenThe new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
🎉 Ergebnis: /1
Häufig gestellte Fragen
1 FragenNo, it is almost exclusively figurative.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Worlds apart
synonymVery different
Night and day
synonymOpposites
