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different breed of cat

different breed of cat noun: something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.

Noun

different breed of cat

  1. (idiomatic) Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
    • […] I think it is fair to say that they come in two categories: the mass circulation magazines like Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Look and Life; and the news magazines, which are a different breed of cat.1958, Agricultural Research Institute, Proceedings, Seventh Annual Meeting
    • When I got out of law school, I was a different breed of cat. I was ready to make something of myself because people believed in me, and those people had Arizona connections.2014, Anthony Gimino, Steve Rivera, 100 Things Arizona Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

Synonyms of different breed of cat

Questions about different breed of cat

What does different breed of cat mean?
Different breed of cat means something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
What part of speech is different breed of cat?
Different breed of cat is a noun.

Words near different breed of cat in the dictionary

  1. differency
  2. differenda
  3. differendum
  4. differendums
  5. different
  6. different breed of cat
  7. different clowns, same circus
  8. different drummer
  9. different drummers
  10. different ideal
  11. different stories

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