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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의미: 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.

예문

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.

발음

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사용 가이드

맥락: comparison, difference, change

어조: clarifying, redirecting

✓ 올바른 표현

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

흔한 실수

About things being different, not about horses

기원과 역사

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.

어원: Visibly different horses = different matters

최초 기록: Shakespeare era

문화적 배경

Era: Shakespeare onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: The Wizard of Oz

Regional notes: English-language universal.

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