Idiom
tiger of a different stripe
Meaning
Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This new project is a tiger of a different stripe.”
“I thought the second interview would be similar to the first, but it was a tiger of a different stripe.”
“While the initial negotiations focused on simple logistics, the final contract proved to be a tiger of a different stripe, requiring months of intense legal review.”
Examples
simple
“This new project is a tiger of a different stripe.”
contextual
“I thought the second interview would be similar to the first, but it was a tiger of a different stripe.”
complex
“While the initial negotiations focused on simple logistics, the final contract proved to be a tiger of a different stripe, requiring months of intense legal review.”
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