This new project is a tiger of a different stripe.
tiger of a different stripe
idiomSomething entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
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.
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built different
Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual.
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couldn't be more different
Two entities that have virtually nothing in common.
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different breed of cat
Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
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different drummer
Someone or something that implies individuality, originality, or nonconformity.
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have a tiger by the tail
To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
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have the tiger by the tail
To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.
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horse of a different color
An unrelated or only incidentally related matter with distinctly different significance.
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lady or tiger
A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.