a far cry from
idiom
: very different from (something or someone)
The movie is a far cry from the book.
He's a far cry from the idealistic young writer he once was.
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This year, 130 cities worldwide will feature Giving Machines, a far cry from only 10 cities when the Kansas City Giving Machines started out.
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Tesla’s operating margin fell by about a third to 4.1 percent, a far cry from the double-digit margins that helped send its share price so high.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
So far, conflicts between nuclear powers have been limited to skirmishes, low-level ground combat, air-to-air engagements, and airstrikes or missile exchanges—a far cry from the major wars of the twentieth century.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
This philosophy is a far cry from the one-line queries many users start with.
—Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Tesla’s operating margin fell by about a third to 4.1 percent, a far cry from the double-digit margins that helped send its share price so high.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
So far, conflicts between nuclear powers have been limited to skirmishes, low-level ground combat, air-to-air engagements, and airstrikes or missile exchanges—a far cry from the major wars of the twentieth century.
—Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 17 July 2025
This philosophy is a far cry from the one-line queries many users start with.
—Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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“A far cry from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20far%20cry%20from. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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