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something else again

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  1. A different case entirely, as in If he'd called to cancel, we wouldn't mind, but not showing up, that's something else again. [Mid-1800s]


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The Messi at the 2022 World Cup was something else again - a synthesis of everything that had come before.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Navarro is something else again: He’s highly educated and not especially rich.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2025

Deadwyler and Chukwu turn the scene into something else again, a demonstration of resolve, righteous anger and love.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2023

“No shame if you can’t breastfeed, but if you can & are somehow convinced that your own milk isn’t as good as a ‘scientifically researched product’, that’s something else again.

From Washington Times May 13, 2022

But this Egyptian business was something else again.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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