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Horse of a different color
What does Horse of a different color mean? | Unlike the subject at hand. | Bush and Reagan are both credible, but Clinton is a horse of a different color.
Horses are registered at birth and the registration includes a record of their color. When a horse trades hands due to sale, the registration is also transferred. Sometimes the color recorded on the registration may not match the actual color of the horse leading one to suspect the horse is not the one in the registration.
Horses sometimes change color as they age, just as some people's hair changes color. More likely the horse is not the one represented on the registration but is actually an entirely different horse. |
horse of a different color
What does horse of a different color mean? | something totally separate and different | I know that our boss would like to discuss that issue now but it is a horse of a different color and we should discuss it at another time.
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horse of a different color
What does horse of a different color mean? | something totally separate and different |
I know that our boss would like to discuss that issue now but it is a horse of a different color and we should discuss it at another time.
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cut from the same cloth
What does "cut from the same cloth" mean? | to share a lot of similarities | The two cousins were cut from the same cloth and were similar in every way.
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out-of-pocket expenses
What does "out-of-pocket expenses" mean? | the actual amount of money that someone spends for something | My out-of-pocket expenses for the business trip were very low.
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Barrel of laughs
What does "Barrel of laughs" mean? | If someone's a barrel of laughs, they are always joking and you find them funny. |
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hip
What does "hip" mean? | informed; up to date; current |
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lap up (something)
What does "lap up (something)" mean? | eagerly take in or accept some information/praise | He lapped up the praise that his boss gave him for the recently completed project.
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give (someone) a piece of one's mind
What does "give (someone) a piece of one's mind" mean? | to scold or become angry with someone | When I met my friend yesterday, I gave her a piece of my mind.
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take on too much
What does "take on too much" mean? | to undertake to do too much work or too many tasks | My aunt is taking on too much and is very tired recently.
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cook
What does "cook" mean? | Â mix heroin with water |
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get the hang of (something)
What does "get the hang of (something)" mean? | to learn how to do something | The boy was asked to help with the sound system after he got the hang of it.
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