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be another thing

be another thing verb: used with the phrase be one thing to compare two different ideas, situations, or actions, especially when the latter is more serious, more important, or less acceptable.

Verb

be another thing

  1. used with the phrase be one thing to compare two different ideas, situations, or actions, especially when the latter is more serious, more important, or less acceptable.

Questions about be another thing

What does be another thing mean?
Be another thing means used with the phrase be one thing to compare two different ideas, situations, or actions, especially when the latter is more serious, more important, or less acceptable.
What part of speech is be another thing?
Be another thing is a verb.

Words near be another thing in the dictionary

  1. be about
  2. be aces with
  3. be ages with
  4. be all about
  5. be along
  6. be another thing
  7. be around
  8. be ashamed
  9. be at the plague
  10. be awake
  11. be based on

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