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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Example Sentences

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 it’s something else again when you start getting into new stuff,” Clyburn said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

The new people were something else before they were white—Catholic, Corsican, Welsh, Mennonite, Jewish—and if all our national hopes have any fulfillment, then they will have to be something else again.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates