far cry from



far cry from something

a thing that is very different from something else. What you did was a far cry from what you said you were going to do. The song they played was a far cry from what I call music.
See also: cry, far

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PÁDraigPAW-drig, PAW-rigIrish
Kai (1)KIE (German, Swedish, Finnish)Frisian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch
GayelordGAY-lordEnglish (Rare)
PhobosFO-bos (English)Greek Mythology
Aemiliana-Ancient Roman
HannibalHAN-i-bəl (English)Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History