a far cry from

Meaning

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   a very different experience from sth

   Fiddling around on boulders, that's a far cry from being on El Capitan.

   from the romantic vision of "The West Wing," but it's also a far cry from the vision that's in our heads and our hearts.

In the movies · 2

• Fiddling around on boulders, that's a far cry from being on El Capitan.The Dawn Wall2017
• from the romantic vision of "The West Wing," but it's also a far cry from the vision that's in our heads and our hearts.A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote2020
• Well, gents, it's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?Shrek2001

Learn it in full scenes

• The Dawn Wall2017
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From the same entry

• as far as the eye can see
• as far as I know
• as far as I am concerned
• as far as is concerned
• as far as it goes
• by far
• carry too far
• far and away
• far and wide
• far be it from me to do
• far from doing
• far from it

More idioms

• a means to an end
• a shot in the dark
• at the top of your voice
• be an open secret
• be at each other's throats
• be falling apart at the seams
• be frightened out of your wits
• be no laughing matter
• be on your last legs
• be the spitting image of
• blow up in face
• come with the territory