horse of a different color

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Meaning: (American spelling,idiomatic)Anunrelatedor onlyincidentallyrelatedmatter withdistinctlydifferentsignificance.1908,Harold MacGrath, chapter 22, inThe Lure of the Mask:"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 ahorse of a different color."

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