a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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against the grain »
Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects.
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all nations »
A composition of all the different spirits sold in a dram-shop, collected in a vessel into which the drainings of the bottles and quartern pots are emptied.
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all roads lead to Rome »
different paths can take one to the same goal
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ask around »
To enquire about something to different people.
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ask round »
To enquire about something to different people.
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barrel »
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31 1/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds; of beer 31 gallons; of ale 32 gallons; of crude oil 42 gallons.
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beauty is in the eye of the beholder »
Individuals have different inclinations on what is beautiful. Individuals have different beauty standards.
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branch out »
To attempt something new or different, but related.
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bridge »
A valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
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bridge »
Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit.
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change one's mind »
To decide differently than one had decided before.
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change one's tune »
To reconsider; rethink; to reach a different conclusion.
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different as chalk and cheese »
Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.
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double booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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double-tongued »
Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
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far be it »
Pewtey in Marriage Guidance Counselor from And Now For Something Completely Different.
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far cry »
Something very dissimilar or different.
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horse of a different color »
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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kettle of fish »
A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.
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kick with the other foot »
To belong to a different religion.
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lump together »
To put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.
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make over »
To renovate or to convert to a different use.
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march to the beat of a different drum »
To do things in one's own way regardless of societal norms and expectations.
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mix apples and oranges »
To mix two totally different things.
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monkey wrench »
A wrench with a smooth adjustable jaw to grip different sizes of nuts.
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odd one out »
Something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.
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on opposite sides of the barricades »
Of starkly different, opposite views on an issue.
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opposites attract »
people who are completely different make ideal partners.
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other days, other ways »
People of the past thought and acted differently.
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put oneself in someone's shoes »
To try to look at a situation from a different point of view; as if one were the other person. To empathise.
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rivet counter »
A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
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run about »
To be very busy doing many different things.
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run around »
To be very busy doing many different things.
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shrug off »
To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.
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six of one, half a dozen of the other »
The two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent; it doesn't matter which one we choose.
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take away »
To remove something and put it in a different place.
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there's no accounting for taste »
When it comes to subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions.Disagreements about matters of taste can't be objectively resolved.
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worlds apart »
Vastly different.
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your mileage may vary »
It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience.
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your mileage may vary »
To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different".
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