How do you use "A horse of a different colour" in a sentence?

If he's involved, that's a horse of a different colour. Money is a horse of a different colour. That's a horse of a different colour entirely.

A horse of a different colour

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Significado: Something completely different; a different matter entirely.

完全不同的事情；完全另一回事。

Algo completamente diferente; un asunto totalmente distinto.

まったく異なるもの。全然別の話。

완전히 다른 것. 전혀 별개의 문제.

'A horse of a different colour' describes something entirely different from what was previously discussed—a separate issue that changes the situation.

'a horse of a different colour（不同颜色的马）'形容与之前讨论的完全不同的事情——一个改变局面的不同问题。

'A horse of a different colour' (un caballo de otro color) describe algo completamente diferente de lo que se discutía antes: un asunto aparte que cambia la situación.

「a horse of a different colour（違う色の馬）」は、以前議論していたこととはまったく異なるもの——状況を変える別の問題を表します。

'A horse of a different colour'는 이전에 논의한 것과는 전혀 다른 것, 즉 상황을 바꾸는 별개의 문제를 설명합니다.

Ejemplos

If he's involved, that's a horse of a different colour.
如果他参与了，那就完全是另一回事了。
Si él está implicado, eso es harina de otro costal.
彼が関わっているなら、それはまったく別の話だ。
그가 관련되어 있다면, 그건 전혀 다른 이야기다.
Money is a horse of a different colour.
钱的事是另一码事。
El dinero es harina de otro costal.
お金の話はまた別問題だ。
돈 문제는 또 다른 별개의 이야기다.
That's a horse of a different colour entirely.
那完全是另一回事。
Eso es harina de otro costal completamente.
それは完全に別の話だ。
그건 완전히 다른 문제다.

Pronunciación

/ə hɔːs əv ə ˈdɪfərənt ˈkʌlə/

Guía de uso

Contexto: comparison, difference, change

Tono: clarifying, redirecting

✓ Correcto

A horse of a different colour
完全另一回事
harina de otro costal
まったく別の話
완전히 다른 문제
Horse of a different colour
另一码事
otro cantar
別問題
별개의 문제

Errores comunes

About things being different, not about horses

Origen e historia

Shakespeare used 'horse of the same colour' in Twelfth Night. The phrase evolved to describe something entirely different, like comparing horses of visibly different colours.

Etimología: Visibly different horses = different matters

Primera vez registrado: Shakespeare era

Contexto cultural

Era: Shakespeare onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: The Wizard of Oz

Regional notes: English-language universal.

Variaciones

A horse of a different colourHorse of a different colour

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