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something else again

Idioms  
  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

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

This has been obvious from the outset, but for the president to come out and say it is something else again:

From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2020

When you think about it, the universe is nothing but this vast knackery of churning black holes and exploding stars, constantly freeing atoms that collect together and become something else, and something else again.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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