far cry



far cry

1. A long way: stuck at the airport in Memphis, a far cry from Maine.
2. Something that is very different from something else: This food is a far cry from what we got in the cafeteria.
See also: cry, far

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Farrar['færə]
Seraphinus-Late Roman
Evaristus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
EricER-ik (English)English, Swedish, German, Spanish
Maryloumer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOOEnglish
Belphoebe-Literature