far cry from
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4.9
- idiom
- Informal
:
muy diferente de
- Ukraine's security service and army are a far cry from those in Belarus or Russia.
- a far cry from the old
- a far cry from the old days
But I'm telling you, how we fight wars in other countries is such a far cry from how we protect our people, our own people.
- But I'm telling you, how we fight wars in other countries is such a far cry from how we protect our people, our own people.
- Now, this is a far cry from current Apple devices, which have some would say fewer ports.
- Now that is a far cry from the brightness levels that are required for good HDR.
- It's it's you know, it's such a far cry from the kind of science that I care deeply about, which is, you know, Women's Health.
- Those are certainly contemporary taboos, but those being taboo is a far cry from not being able to say anything anymore.
- It's a it's a far cry from where I'm at now.
- I agree it is it is definitely a powerful seat, but it's far cry from the presidency.
- But the fact is that as I say here, as many scientific hypothesis of brain function appealing, but a far cry from a Real McCoy.
- It's a, it's a far cry from the way that people will have been talking about God at a popular level.
Examples
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And although the situation is a far cry from the mayhem of the early 1990s, conditions are hardly tranquil.
Academic text (2006) -
What a far cry from today, when a charge of plagiarism can generate a national scandal.
Academic text (2007) -
And yet now it seems like what you have with someone is a far cry from those things.
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There, we wanted freedom for our people, but this was a far cry from it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Now, this is a far cry from current Apple devices, which have some would say fewer ports.
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At best, they will create products that work but are a far cry from market-winning quality.
Academic text (1995) -
Leila returns to a spotless apartment; a far cry from the train wreck she left this morning.
Fiction book (1999) -
Today's National Guard is thus a far cry from what the Founders understood a militia to be.
Academic text (2000) -
Her voice was squeaky, jerky with pain, a far cry from the liquid tones I remembered.
Fiction book (1994) -
The quiet beach today is a far cry from the crowded party we attended last summer.
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
The notion of distance signalled by 'far' plus the contrasting function of 'from' partly cue a metaphorical meaning of being 'distant' or different, so a learner could infer some sense of disparity. However, the word 'cry' does not transparently contribute to the intended meaning and the fixed collocation 'far cry from' is idiomatic, so the exact meaning is not fully predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The phrase far cry from may come from the image of a loud cry heard from far away, so the sound and place feel distant and not the same. That's why it means 'very different' or 'not like' something else.