horse of a different color

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Definition of horse of a different color in English English dictionary

An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance

Against physical danger I am willing to offer myself at any time to your Highness . . . . But to walk straight into jail, with my eyes open, that's a horse of a different color..

(Slang) entirely different subject, something that is totally unrelated (to something else), irrelevant issue

Related Terms

horse of a different colour

Alternative spelling of horse of a different color

Hyphenation

horse of a dif·fer·ent col·or

Turkish pronunciation

hôrs ıv ı dîfrınt kôlır

Pronunciation

/ˈhôrs əv ə ˈdəfrənt ˈkôlər/ /ˈhɔːrs əv ə ˈdɪfrənt ˈkɔːlɜr/