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horse of a different colour

horse of a different colour is the alternative form of horse of a different color.

Meaning of horse of a different color

Noun

horse of a different color

  1. (US, idiomatic) 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

Questions about horse of a different colour

What is horse of a different colour the alternative form of?
Horse of a different colour is the alternative form of horse of a different color.

Words near horse of a different colour in the dictionary

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