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be a far cry from

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be a far cry from

To be vastly different from something else. Living in the heart of New York City is a far cry from living in the rural countryside.

See also: cry, far

be a far cry from something

to be very different from something His new luxury mansion is a far cry from the one-bedroom cottage he lived in as a child.

See also: cry, far