Meaning
To be very different from something else; not at all similar.
Cultural Background
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.
Meaning
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.
Test Yourself
Complete the sentence.
The new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
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Visual Learning Aids
Practice Bank
1 exercisesThe new house is a ______ from our old apartment.
The idiom is 'a far cry from'.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsNo, it is almost exclusively figurative.
Related Phrases
Worlds apart
synonymVery different
Night and day
synonymOpposites
