horse of a different color



horse of a different color

Something completely different or separate, especially in comparison to something else. I've always found math to be easy, but calculus is a horse of a different color.
See also: color, different, horse, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Riny-Dutch
XavierZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Clematisklə-MAT-isEnglish (Rare)
Laurits-Danish, Norwegian
Joscelin-Old Norman
HannieHAHN-neeDutch