Signification
To be very different from something else; not at all similar.
Contexte culturel
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.
Signification
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.
Teste-toi
Complete the sentence.
The new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
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Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
1 exercicesThe new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
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Questions fréquentes
1 questionsNo, it is almost exclusively figurative.
Expressions liées
Worlds apart
synonymVery different
Night and day
synonymOpposites
