horse of a different color
horse of a different color noun: an unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
Noun
horse of a different color
- An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
- "Against physical danger I am willing to offer myself at any time to your Highness . . . . But to walk straight into jail, with my eyes open, that's a horse of a different color."1908, Harold MacGrath, chapter 22, in The Lure of the Mask
Forms of horse of a different color
| alternative UK | horse of a different colour |
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Questions about horse of a different color
- What does horse of a different color mean?
- Horse of a different color means an unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
- What part of speech is horse of a different color?
- Horse of a different color is a noun.
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