something else again

something else again
{n. phr.} A different kind of thing; something different. * /I don't care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again./ * /"But I don't want a new car," Charles said to the car dealer, "I want a used car." "Oh," said the car dealer, "that's something else again."/

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  • something else again — {n. phr.} A different kind of thing; something different. * /I don t care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again./ * / But I don t want a new car, Charles said to the car dealer …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • something\ else\ again — n. phr. A different kind of thing; something different. I don t care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again. But I don t want a new car, Charles said to the car dealer, I want a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • something else — Synonyms and related words: OK, a mile off, ace high, amazement, another, astonishing thing, astonishment, autre chose, away off, bad, bang up, bonzer, boss, bully, but good, cool, corking, crackerjack, curiosity, dandy, delicious, different… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • smth\ else\ again — n. phr. A different kind of thing; something different. I don t care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again. But I don t want a new car, Charles said to the car dealer, I want a… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • smth else again — a different kind of thing Working all day on Saturday is OK but working all day Sunday is something else again …   Idioms and examples

  • Something Else by The Kinks — Infobox Album Name = Something Else by the Kinks Type = studio Artist = The Kinks Released = 15 September 1967 Recorded = November 1966 July 1967 Genre = Rock and roll Length = 36:32 Label = Pye NPL 18193; Reprise Records Producer = Shel Talmy,… …   Wikipedia

  • again — See: COME AGAIN, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, NOW AND THEN or NOW AND AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN or ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN, THEN AGAIN, TIME AND AGAIN, YOU SAID IT or YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • again — See: COME AGAIN, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, NOW AND THEN or NOW AND AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN or ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN, SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN, THEN AGAIN, TIME AND AGAIN, YOU SAID IT or YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • again — See: come again, every now and then or every now and again, now and then or now and again, on again, off again, something else again, then again, time and again, you said it or you can say that again …   Словарь американских идиом

  • something — /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ (say sumthing) pronoun 1. some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing. –noun 2. a thing or person of some value or consequence. –adverb 3. in some degree; to some extent; somewhat: they all looked something awful. –phrase 4 …  

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