different breed of cat

English

Noun

different breed of cat

  1. Something entirely different; a whole other thing or matter.
    Synonym: tiger of a different stripe
    • 1958, Agricultural Research Institute, Proceedings, Seventh Annual Meeting:
      […] I think it is fair to say that they come in two categories: the mass circulation magazines like Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Look and Life; and the news magazines, which are a different breed of cat.
    • 2014, Anthony Gimino, Steve Rivera, 100 Things Arizona Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die:
      When I got out of law school, I was a different breed of cat. I was ready to make something of myself because people believed in me, and those people had Arizona connections.

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