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different breed of cat en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
   • […] I think it is fair to say that they come in two categories: the mass circulation magazines like Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Look and Life; and the news magazines, which are a different breed of cat. 1958, Agricultural Research Institute, Proceedings, Seventh Annual Meeting:
   • When I got out of law school, I was a different breed of cat. I was ready to make something of myself because people believed in me, and those people had Arizona connections. 2014, Anthony Gimino, Steve Rivera, 100 Things Arizona Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die:

Relateds

horse of a different color

Synonyms

tiger of a different stripe